Metro Spirit 08.29.2002

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Vol. 14 - No. 04

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Opinion Whine Line ......................................................................4 Words ..............................................................................4 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down ..........................................4 This Modern World ........................................................4 Suburban Torture ...........................................................6 Letter to the Editor .........................................................7 Austin Rhodes ................................................................8 Insider ...........................................................................10

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Will the Civic Center's Propaganda Ever End? .........11 Synagogue Continues Fight To Keep Out Bar ...........13

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Warning: Eminem in Atlanta Sept. 4 ..........................22 Jazz 2002: The Thirteenth Annual Evening of Jazz ..24 A Smorgasbord of Riverwalk Events ........................24

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Seven Mary Three Brings Straight-Up Rock to Augusta .....................................................................35 Music By Turner ............................................................36 Nightlife ........................................................................ 37

Stuff Food: D. Timm's ...........................................................20 News of the Weird .......................................................40 Brezsny's Free Will Astrology .....................................41 New York Times Crossword Puzzle ............................41 Amy Alkon: The Advice Goddess ................................42 Date Maker ...................................................................43 Classifieds ....................................................................45 Automotive Classifieds ................................................46

EDITOR & PUBLISHER David Vantrease ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Rhonda Jones STAFF WRITERS Stacey Eidson, Brian Neill ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Joe White ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Kriste Lindler, Jennifer Hughes, Ret t McBride PRODUCTION MANAGER Joe Smith GR APHIC ARTISTS Stephanie Carroll, Natalie Holle ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER Meli Gurley RECEPTIONIST/CLASSIFIED COORDINATOR Sharon King ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANT Lisa Jordan CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Meli Gurley SENIOR MUSIC CONTRIBUTOR Ed Turner CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Chuck Shepherd, Rob Brezsny, Austin Rhodes, Amy Alkon, Rachel Deahl CARTOONISTS Tom Tomorrow, Julie Larson

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o set the record straight, Democrats were working on universal healthcare for all Americans in ‘92 when they controlled all three branches of government, not just prescription drug benefits. However, Republicans who advocated private HMOs as the cure for America’s healthcare ills blocked this effort.

Thumbs Up Work has already begun on the section of the Bobby Jones Expressway extending into South Carolina. The preliminary site preparation is underway on the Aiken-Augusta Highway near the Hippodrome for the road's eventual tie-in with U.S. Highway 1, and then, I-20. A bridge will also be constructed to cross the Savannah River.

North Augusta Mayor Lark Jones thinks the road extension will eventually be a boon to his city and also serve to ease much of the industrial traffic that passes through North Augusta on its way to industrial sites on Sand Bar Ferry Road.

Thumbs Down Just about any afternoon one might pick to go down to the Riverwalk, there always seems to be a crew of state prisoners working there. Sure, they're paying their debts to society and providing the city with cheap labor, but they also likely make a poor impression on people visiting the city. It's fine to use inmates on highway maintenance jobs and the like, but why have them milling around what is arguably the city's most precious gem?

I just finished reading the 52-page report on the purchasing department released by the special grand jury. I can’t believe that the commission has allowed their internal bickering and prejudice to come to this. It is a cheap cop-out to use the race card to hide the truth. It’s even worse to sit and watch this play out in the face of obvious and glaring abominations being committed against the taxpayers without a single commissioner screaming out for justice. They either shout out idiotic statements just to hear themselves speak or sit there afraid to do their jobs for fear of persecution.

When did politicians change from representing the people (all the people) of a district to just those in their own party? Why is their loyalty and vote to the party instead of the wishes of their constituency? Isn’t it time politicians came home? No party necessary; represent me and the others in the area.

To the person who wrote, “When I was young and morals were high, the only time you saw a woman wearing long pants was when she was cleaning the barn or plowing!” What planet are you from?

I have lived in Augusta for 11 years and in my opinion Moses Todd was the only leader that had the courage to express himself.

If Schrenko still wants the job of cleaning the governor’s mansion, I expect that she can get the job regardless of whether Barnes or Perdue is the next occupant.

To the person who whined about the school fundraisers: We don’t do all of that work for the fun of it! You dare call me a bottomfeeder? We raise funds for items that the Board of Education doesn’t provide for our schools. We buy curriculum materials that are used to give your child a better education.

Those prizes you belittle are given to the children as thanks for supporting their school.

This is in response to the clueless women looking for men in Augusta. If the vast majority of you women weren’t stuck on yourselves and fake as all get-out then maybe a decent guy would date you. Most of the single women in this area are looking for a husband and a sugar daddy rolled into one. Girls

W O R D S “Sesame Street is for the kids. To me, it lowers (the character program) to a level of just fun and games.”

—Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh, responding in The Augusta Chronicle to the depiction by ABC anchorman Peter Jennings of Aiken's Character First program as “Sesame Street played out among adults.” Jennings reportedly made that appraisal in a book he wrote, which coincides with an upcoming ABC program, In Search of America. Aiken's trendy Character First program monthly doles out character traits like "honesty" and “perseverance” in city literature and TV ads in an attempt to osmotically influence citizens to behave well. We think Jennings’ depiction was a little soft. How about a verbal and sloganizing form of lobotomy? Cavanaugh and the Cookie Monster seem in good company. get your nose out of the air and start paying attention to the working men. We are single because we have standards. Standards that most snobs can’t meet.

So little to choose from in the upcoming mayor’s race: Robin Williams, of “what’s in it for me?” fame; Ed McIntyre, “I’m not a crook, I just did what those white folks did”; Bob Young, the holier-than-you boob of Augusta; and the other two losers. I think I’m going fishing. Master Billy Morris will only allow a mayor that he controls.

There is a message in the defeat of Spears in the Columbia County Commission race. The rain tax in its current form must go! Hence, Mercer and Ford, who also supported the tax, will be next in 2004.

I see that Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney were both kicked to the curb in the primaries.

On the surface this seems like a good thing, but in actuality I don’t think so. McKinney’s face will be all over the tube whenever “Crossfire” (or whoever) needs a far-left wacko and Bush will appoint Barr to a job where he can do even more damage (a la John Ashcroft). Wonderful.

The motto at Richmond County Animal Control must be “Never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Certain rescue

groups have volunteered to place as many animals as possible in loving homes only to be denied by Bonnie Bragdon. Guess she would rather have the animals sit in 100degree heat with no water! Talk about control issues.

To the whiner who wrote about housing projects on Broad Street: You are right and everyone agrees with you, but do you actually see the housing authority closing the Richmond Summit? You know this city hates progress.

So where do we go from here? Even if Sonny Perdue could beat Barnes all we would have is an opportunistic Democrat in office instead of a Jesse Jackson Democrat.

Common-sense voters in Georgia’s 4th and 7th districts have dispatched Cynthia McKinney and Bob Barr to political oblivion, but even now Fox News Channel is probably thinking of hiring them for a new talk show. (“From the extreme left, I’m Cynthia McKinney.” “And from the far, far right, I’m Bob Barr. We’ll be your hosts for “The Lunatic Fringe.”) If that doesn’t work out, Barr can go to work with Phil Kent at the Southeastern Legal Foundation, and McKinney can help run Al Sharpton’s presidential campaign. In any event, these two continued on page 6

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The people of Augusta claim to want racial harmony and clean government but continue to call Ed McIntyre a victim and Charles Walker a hero. When will the people of the CSRA wake up?

It is a known fact that today’s world of man is not ready for the Cynthia McKinneys of the world. She calls a spade a spade and allows the chips to fall where they will or may! She is a very strong woman who is not afraid to challenge the alleged elites of the world. She informed us about the 9/11 knowledge that was known by the president and all of his tin men. This information later proved to be true! I for one am very proud of her style and tenacity. Now clowns, we will be in the dark about everything! You voters really know how to throw away a vote.

How? How can I be expected to pay attention to the news with someone as foxy as that fine Kristen Hampton on 26 Action News?

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showing of ‘’Angels in America” by The Spirit. This is an important play and deserves all the coverage it can get. It goes up next Friday and you people have yet to cover it in a positive way that will get people to see it.

People need to see it, especially in Augusta.

The new Cadillac will definitely go down as one that the designers will look back and say, “What were we thinking?” It’s obvious they’re trying to break the “old man image” of Cadillac owners, but launching the ad campaign with old Led Zeppelin tunes ... Ha! I’m sure Plant and Paige are laughing all the way to the bank on this one. The old model used in the TV spot is far more appealing than the new weird-looking sedans. Maybe the new slogan should be “Cadillacking Style.”

Regarding Charles Walker Jr.: Once again, Charlie Sr. is taking a bigger bite out of Augusta. Why don’t we just hand him the deed and leave?

Thanks to The Spirit for the excellent article about Reggie Williams in the 8/22 issue. Mr. Williams seems to have an excellent perception of the “white” racism that is killing the Coliseum Authority just as it is doing to the Richmond County/Augusta Commission.

People like ex-authority members Bonnie Ruben and Austin Rhodes would like to see everything in Augusta go back to the past when the “white community” controlled everything while ignoring the needs of the “black community.” Well, thank goodness those days are gone forever. By the way, I am a 67-year-old white male.

Come on, Coco. I don’t recall reading anything in the article on Champ Walker where it was said he helped open a business on Broad Street. Matter of fact, I don’t recall a quote where he said he had your support. I do find something interesting though: You don’t refute that he, your brother and yourself were once in business together. Are you attempting to gain free advertising space in The Spirit with all that hot air you’re blowing?

I’m very afraid of terrorism. With every day that passes, I become more and more afraid of my government, the government of George Bush.

If the Methodists were almost directly responsible for the firing of Reggie Williams, then the problem should have been eliminated for this year. So therefore the problem was eliminated and the Methodists aren’t coming back. It makes zero sense that they would not come back next year, since apparently they accomplished what they wanted to do.

With regard to where all the good men are in Augusta: I agree that the pickings are pretty slim in Augusta. Good, financially secure men, like myself, will not be found sitting on a barstool sucking on a bottle at the local club. Nice guys are tired of losing out to pretty boys that have no job or future. Which directly relates to the next problem: Most of the available women in Augusta have been married at least twice and have two or three kids. No secure man will walk into that situation and all the baggage you bring to a relationship. So remember the bad decisions you make as a young woman seriously affects your future relationships after divorce court.

This is to the person who whined about the school fundraisers. They might want to find out the money raised by the schools goes to purchase equipment and supplies for the students and the schools. This is to better their child’s education. If they don’t want to raise funds by fundraising, maybe they should write a check. Any help they give would be greatly appreciated.

I see where David Bell donated money to Cynthia McKinney in 1999 and again in 2002. But then again so did Roy Barnes.

They call themselves conservative Democrats?

Hurray to voters for getting rid of Cynthia McKinney. She was an insult to black vets like myself.

Here’s a sure sign of brain death: reacting to any criticism of the South or Augusta with “Delta is ready when you are.”

Austin Rhodes doesn’t cause the problems; they are already there.

I live in the Hickman Road area and last evening two teen-age men were climbing my locked fence into my secluded yard. I chased and reprimanded them. I was astonished to find an apology letter from one of the young men in my mailbox today.

Parents, if you have a male teen-ager in my neighborhood, please show them this. Tell them how great it is to encounter young people who take responsibility for their actions. This young man is forgiven and welcome to use my yard as a shortcut. Just ask instead of frightening me.

— Call our Whine Line at 510-2051 and leave your comments. We won’t use your name. Fax your whines by dialing (706) 733-6663 or e-mail your whines to whine@metspirit.com

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ear Editor, I am writing in response to Mr. Austin Rhodes’ column of August 8, 2002.

He was writing about the evils of Mr. Charles Walker and company. He referred to a rally the black community had regarding the grand jury findings.

Ms. Stacey Eidson also discussed this rally in an article in the same issue.

This rally and Mr. Walker’s political skills seem to have made a lot of conservatives uneasy and ready to condemn the black community’s political cohesiveness. Augusta’s Republican political community does not seem to hold out the olive branch to the black community these days. Instead, it appears that Mr. Rhodes and the Republicans have a great fear of politicians of African-American descent. It reminds me of the fear the coal mine and factory owners had when labor unions were formed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I get the feeling that the fear is based in economics. The fear of losing control of the purse strings.

In addition, there goes all that cheap labor. Moreover, “they” might be competing for my job!

For a long time, the white people were in control of the city, county and state.

Our education ratings were close to last in the nation (ranked higher only than other white Southerner-controlled states such as Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, etc.).

Our labor wages were among the lowest in the nation. Our cultural facilities were sadly lacking compared to other regions of the country. The “good old boys” kept the state of Georgia held back in these areas to keep the political reins in their hands. Sure, these politicians were Democrats in the 1940s, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. My opinion is that this type of think-

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So now, circumstances are reversed here in Augusta-Richmond County.

Suddenly, the “others” have political power. Oh my God, what will we do?

Attack and criticize from the safety of Columbia County. (Of course, Mr. Rhodes moved even father away than that.) Complain about how badly the local government is being run, but do not risk being part of the solution. Talk about the tax money being misspent in Augusta-Richmond county but not about the changes to the Laney-Walker area, Riverwalk, and the fact that the Richmond County schools are becoming better each year I endorse political discussion but I regret that the local press seems to be run on the assumption that only Mr. Rhodes and other conservatives deserve a column to express their views. If I were an African-American in Augusta I would not trust the local papers — The Chronicle or The Spirit — to report accurately on political affairs in the county or the state. There is definitely an agenda here — a return to the “good old days” when everything was nice and backwards, when there was no risk in exploring new ideas and being exposed to different cultures.

If you read “The History of Augusta”

by Edward Cashin, you will notice the similarities between the political environment today and that of the 1930s when the rural farmer finally gained power.

“Times are a-changin’; it’s blowing in the wind.” Everything will work out in the end the way it is supposed to, but I feel there will be some bitter feelings along the way.

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Opinion: Austin Rhodes

“Cliffs Notes” on Issues of the Day

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ust for fun this week, I have decided to give a few short paragraphs to a number of the pressing issues of the day. A wise man once said, “If you cannot firmly state your case on any given issue in less than 60 seconds, it is clear you do not speak with conviction.”

Let’s see how “convicted” I am on the following: • The NRA will soon be featuring the local case of Dr. Gil Klemann in its monthly magazine. The story of the 90year-old retiree who fatally shot an attacking intruder is a banner endorsement for private gun ownership for all responsible citizens. If Dr. Klemann had not been armed the night he was attacked, he, instead of the criminal, would be dead right now. Thank God the good guy won.

• The next time Champ Walker does well in a local election he may want to reconsider whom he invites to his celebration party. With the huge Augusta Chronicle headline article announcing Champ’s graduation to a two-man runoff, there was a rather large photo of him getting a bear hug from his “long time friend Mark Pugh.” According to my law enforcement sources, Mark Pugh is a convicted cocaine smuggler who just recently got out of the Federal pokey. Oops.

• Anyone who believes Frank Lawrence is closing up shop with his arena football team because he “can’t work things out” with the Coliseum Authority, ain’t real bright. Lawrence has been losing his shirt running that team because the Augusta fan base was too small. He needed bigger crowds, period. In order to save face, Lawrence puts the blame on the bumbling leadership of the Civic Center. Convenient, but it just doesn’t wash.

Lawrence had a far more favorable contract than the Augusta Lynx team had on virtually every issue except advertising. If the hockey team, which is far more expensive to run, could make it in Augusta, Lawrence and his footballers should have been able to as well. The Lynx do have one thing the Stallions never developed: popular support among the people.

• Like a bad check, former Augusta Mayor Ed McIntyre has returned. It is feared by many that the weak field of mayoral contenders could bode well for the former jailbird as he once again tries to claw his way back in to office. While the field does resemble a political version of a potluck supper, one thing remains constant: In 2002, McIntyre does not have enough votes in Augusta to squeak out a victory without a runoff. Will he be in the top two? You better believe it. But for a few more years, that is as far as Augusta’s demographics will allow him to get.

In a two-man runoff (for now) in Augusta, Big Mac will finish second to virtually anyone, including my cat Jackson. And she died last month.

• While I intend to write more on this later, just a quick shout out for now to the Grovetown residents who will soon be deciding between Tony Mundy and Mark DeVoti in a runoff for the Columbia County commission. If you missed Mundy’s appearance on my radio show, you missed a humdinger. I thought the two of us were gonna throw down right there in the studio.

Mundy is the same sleezeball who helped set up Phil Kent for an illegal shakedown in 1983 at the hands of then Columbia County Sheriff Tom Whitfield.

Mundy admitted he called Whitfield that night to “protect the citizens and get a drunk off the street.” Funny thing though: Mundy didn’t attempt to get Kent’s keys, or call local police with his concerns.

Nope, Mundy calls a tinhorn in another jurisdiction, miles and miles away from where Kent was supposedly doing his drinking.

While Phil Kent was doing his editorial best to help rid Columbia County of its worst sheriff in recent history, Tony Mundy was on the other side trying to set up the writer.

By the way, Kent was never convicted of any wrongdoing; Whitfield and his family paid Kent a whopping lawsuit settlement; and the whole episode jump-started the end of crooked politics in Columbia County. The bottom line: If you folks out there vote for Tony Mundy, you need very real psychiatric help.

• It is quite sad to hear this week that The Sports Pub, a great little sports bar just behind the Metro Coffeehouse in downtown Augusta, closed for good.

Citing slow business, and the departure of the Stallions (I don’t get that), they just couldn’t hang on. I caught a few Steeler games there last year, and I was looking forward to more of the same this fall. On that note, I would like to invite all area sports bars who show certain teams or full sports schedules on the weekends (primarily the NFL Sunday Ticket, and the ESPN College Package) to send me your details.

Between this paper, and my radio show (along with my good buddy AB on WRDW-AM) we will get the word out for you. If there is a Packers Club, we wanna know; if there are Browns Backers (God help them) we will tell the world.

Anything we can do to help the rest of Augusta’s sports bars avoid the fate of the Sports Pub, we will.

Speaking of sports, it is once again getaway day for me. I will be in Row 18, seat B, PNC Park for the Braves-Pirates game Thursday at 12:30pm. After that, a quick walk to Heinz Field where the Steelers take on the Vikings at 7:30pm. Yep, I know, lucky son-of-a-gun. I love my job.

— The views expressed in this column are the views of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher. The archived Austin Rhodes columns can now be seen at www.wgac.com.

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Politics: Random Notes U.S. Congressman Charlie Norwood came through the primary elections with flying colors as all the candidates he backed beat up on their opponents. Gubernatorial candidate Sonny Perdue stunned the state when he demolished Linda Schrenko and Bill Byrne outright without the necessity of a runoff. In the 12th U.S. Congressional District, Norwood’s man, Max Burns, surprised pundits and prognostiCharlie Norwood cators by squeaking by Barbara Dooley. Meanwhile, Norwood’s buddy, Saxby Chambliss, beat Bob Irwin for the right to challenge U.S. Senator Max Cleland in November. Norwood went three-for-three and dodged embarrassment that would have been heaped upon him if the election results had been different.

Norwood and Georgia GOP Chairman Ralph Reed are large and in charge of GOP politics in the state.

The runoff between Democrats Charles Walker Jr. and state Rep. Ben Allen in the 12th U.S. Congressional District will result in another fundraising bonanza for the junior Walker. Election laws allow contributors to donate money during each election cycle.

The runoff is considered an additional election cycle.

So, all the folks who were urged by junior’s dad, state Sen. Charles Walker, to give money to his son’s campaign for the Charles Walker Jr. primary election, will get two more opportunities to please Papa and fatten the campaign coffers of Walker Jr. They can give for the runoff and again in the general election.

Republican insiders report that Barbara Dooley dropped the ball (sorry) in her race against Max Burns. Dooley’s high name recognition was a politician’s dream but

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somehow she came up 274 votes shy in a race against a guy with virtually no name recognition. What happened? Insiders suggest Dooley never understood that relying on the UGA football association and her husband, Vince Dooley, former UGA football coach, was not enough to win the election. Dooley never had a keen grasp of the issues while her opponent was “on message” the entire campaign. Even some Dooley supporters who came to know Burns during the campaign think Burns is a good man who could make a good congressman. Reliable sources report that Dooley’s consultants and inner circle were so assured of her victory that they backed off on some previously planned television buys in order to save money for the general election in November. Bad move.

The election was Dooley’s to lose and she lost it.

Georgia School Superintendent Linda Schrenko almost made it. The candidate for the Republican (GOP) nomination for governor was fighting for a runoff from the very beginning of the campaign. As the election entered its final month most political predictors around the state assumed she would make it. Instead, Sonny Perdue will carry the GOP banner into November against incumbent Governor Roy Barnes.

Along the way, Schrenko demolished Linda Schrenko all hope that the party establishment would accept her back into the mainstream of state politics.

U.S. Congressman Charlie Norwood and Georgia GOP Chairman Ralph Reed urged Schrenko to forego the race for governor and run again for state school superintendent. She would have none of it. Had Schrenko gone along with the wishes of these two GOP power brokers they would have made sure that she was groomed for higher office or a high-powered political appointment in the future. Now, her career in elected office is over. As long as Norwood and Reed are in charge, Schrenko is out.

—The views expressed in this column are the views of The Insider and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher.

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MetroBeat Will the Civic Center's Propaganda Ever End?

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he Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority doesn’t have to worry about a recent call from the Augusta Commission that the local legislative delegation abolish the politically volatile board. It appears the authority is satisfied with self-destructing on its own.

On Aug. 27, for the third time in less than a month, the board did not have enough authority members in attendance to conduct a meeting.

“The Augusta commissioners need to tell the authority members to come to these meetings so we can take care of business at the civic center,” said interim authority chairman Joe Scott. “People are trying to make a racial issue out of this.

It’s not about race. We just need to take care of business.”

The game of boycotting meetings began on Aug. 2, when a predominately white group of authority members called a meeting to elect officers and settle a dispute the civic center was having with representatives from the North Georgia Conference of United Methodists.

At that time, Scott and all of the board’s black members along with one white member, Billy Holden, chose not to attend the Aug. 2 meeting.

A few days later, Scott called a meeting of the board and the white authority members, excluding Holden, decided to boycott it. Only one black authority member, Bernard Harper, also chose not to attend the meeting.

This behavior caused the mayor and several Augusta commissioners to question whether the board should even remain in existence.

On Aug. 9, City Administrator George Kolb drafted a letter to the commission offering three possible solutions to end the chaos down at the civic center. Kolb

said the city could assume full management of the civic center, contract with a national civic center management firm, or assign the facility’s operation and maintenance to another outside firm such as the Augusta Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Any action to change the structure of the coliseum authority must be taken by the local legislative delegation because the board was created by the state.

Two weeks later, on Aug. 22, Frank Lawrence, owner of Augusta’s arenafootball2 team dropped a bomb on the authority stating that the Augusta Stallions would not return to the civic center for the 2003 season.

According to the authority, the Stallions informed the board that the team was having several problems with the civic center, including the cleanliness of the building and the limited amount of security.

Lawrence also said he did not feel confident that these problems could be corrected by 2003 considering the current chaos at the civic center.

Even though the authority didn’t have enough members to conduct an official meeting on Aug. 27, the board’s attorney, Ziva Bruckner, did take the opportunity to set the record straight concerning the civic center’s negotiations with Lawrence.

“I very rarely stand up and speak on behalf of a client but what Mr. Lawrence is saying about the authority and the civic center employees really made me angry,” Bruckner said. “I think the authority is unfairly getting blamed for the Stallions not returning.”

Bruckner said trying to negotiate with Lawrence during an Aug. 14 meeting to discuss the 2003 lease was like pulling teeth.

“The first question that we asked was, ‘Mr. Lawrence, what can we do to help you?’” Bruckner said. “We really got

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very little response. It took quite a lot of work to drag out of them what they wanted.”

When Lawrence indicated that the civic center needed to address the security and cleanliness of the building, Bruckner said she told the Stallions the authority was willing to hire more janitors and security to alleviate some of Lawrence’s concerns.

But in return for these improvements, Bruckner made a counteroffer that the Stallions’ 2003 contract not include two items present in its current contract.

The first concession for the Stallions would be for the team to relinquish its rights to eight permanent advertising spaces in the arena. This was a heavily disputed issue between the Stallions and the civic center in the past; however, the Stallions never capitalized on the advertising spaces because they never sold them.

Also, Bruckner proposed that the team’s new contract would no longer include a section that allowed the Stallions to receive 25 percent of the concession revenue if sales surpass a fixed amount. Again, the Stallions were never able to reach that fixed amount in order to receive the additional revenue.

“They were gaining no revenue from those items,” Bruckner said.

“So, in our proposal, they weren’t really losing anything. The notion was, since the team really didn’t use the advertising and they didn’t get any money from concessions, continued on page 12 Photo: Joe White

“I think it’s very disheartening and disgusting what Frank (Lawrence) is doing. Frank wasn’t making the kind of bucks that he thought he was going to make down here and now he’s trying to make us the scapegoats.”

– Interim Authority Chairman Joe Scott (pictued above)

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continued from page 11 we saw that as a possibility for the authority to recoup some of the money they were going to spend on improving the arena.

“After all, it’s public money supporting this facility so we were trying to get the best deal for everyone.”

The next thing Bruckner knew, she was getting a letter from Lawrence notifying the civic center that the team will not return in 2003.

“That’s what led me to believe that, regardless of what the authority was prepared to do or willing to do, my impression is that the Stallions’ decision to leave was made independent of anything we did,” Bruckner said.

Interim chairman Scott said it was still not too late for Lawrence to come back and negotiate a 2003 lease.

“If he wants to deal, we’ll deal,” Scott said.

“But I think it’s very disheartening and disgusting what Frank (Lawrence) is doing.

Frank wasn’t making the kind of bucks that he thought he was going to make down here and now he’s trying to make us the scapegoats.”

Lawrence said Bruckner and Scott are totally wrong in their assessment of the situation. He said the Stallions were more than willing to negotiate.

“I went in with good faith and I received no cooperation,” Lawrence said. “I was willing from the start to negotiate. I’m still willing to negotiate. But I’m not going to get involved with all the problems they’ve got down there.

It’s totally dysfunctional.”

But Lawrence wasn’t the only one Scott was disappointed in. Scott said he thought that the other authority members would have attended the meeting.

“I think (former authority chairman) Bill Maddox is the leader, along with Senator Don Cheeks,” Scott said. “I think they are telling

these people not to come down to these meetings and it’s terrible.”

Maddox said that he would be more than willing to step down from the authority on one condition.

“I would resign today if Joe Scott would resign,” Maddox said. “If he will step down, I will never go to another meeting. That’s a promise.”

Authority member Harper said he did not attend the meeting because Scott didn’t release an agenda for the meeting.

“Until I get an agenda and I know what’s going on, I’m not going to be made a sucker,” Harper said. “I’m not walking blindly into a meeting where no one can level with me. I think it’s absurd.”

And Harper, who is black, said the disagreement among authority members is not about race.

“People think it’s a big racial fight, but it’s not,” Harper said. “It’s a political fight.”

Augusta Commissioner Bobby Hankerson, who attended the authority’s non-meeting, said it was time for the commission to demand that the authority members show up.

Hankerson told the authority that he has recommended to his appointment on the board, Annie Rogers, that she resign because she is wasting her time attending meetings that don’t have quorums. Authority member Quincy Murphy, who is currently in the race for state House seat 97, said he is also planning to resign.

Hankerson said it was about time for the legislative delegation to step up to the plate and help settle matters at the civic center.

“Augusta cannot move forward if we have elected officials sitting back and letting this happen,” Hankerson said. “I don’t think we should tolerate this anymore.”

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f a place of business calls itself a synagogue, but doesn’t look like one or have all the necessary paperwork to be one, is it still a synagogue?

And what’s to stop churches and other religious establishments from setting up in the downtown business district, thereby precluding the opening of bars and other entertainment venues that serve alcohol?

Those were questions some members of a public services committee of the Augusta Commission asked at a meeting on Aug. 26 to discuss the alcohol license application for Underground Augusta, a nightclub proposed for the 800 block of Broad Street.

In the end, members of Chabad Lubavitch, the synagogue in question at 850 Broad Street, walked away with their religious designation intact and confidence that the nightclub will not be allowed to locate next door.

The alcohol license for Underground Augusta being sought by James Hoar, who also owns Kokopelli’s House of Rock-N-Roll on Wrightsboro Road, was reviewed at the last public services committee meeting on Aug. 12.

At that meeting, commissioners determined that the club, proposed for 840 Broad Street, could not legally locate within 100 yards of the synagogue — let alone next door, as would have been the case — under current zoning law.

During the same meeting, Hoar pointed out that the synagogue had no signs or markings to indicate it was such. Responding to Hoar’s observation, Rabbi Zalman Fischer, who heads Chabad Lubavitch, said the building was left nondescript to guard it against individuals who may harbor anti-Semitic sentiments.

Given the nature of the synagogue’s location, situated in a storefront that still bears the sign of the former Kay Cleaners, and in the middle of the downtown business district, some commissioners at the initial meeting asked the two parties to sit down and see if they could work out an agreement to “co-exist.”

However, at the last meeting, Richmond County License and Inspection Director Rob Sherman told committee members that Hoar and Chabad Lubavitch representatives had refused to meet.

Instead, Louis Saul, Chabad Lubavitch’s attorney, who also is identified in Georgia Secretary of State records as one of the synagogue’s agents, requested that the committee uphold the city’s ordinance. The ordinance states that businesses that sell alcohol and

don’t derive at least 50 percent of their gross revenue from food sales must be located 100 yards from a church or synagogue.

Following consultation with County Attorney Jim Wall and Sherman, of licensing and inspection, committee members found themselves with no choice but to vote down the alcohol license.

“I’m glad they turned it down,” Saul said, following the meeting.

Although the committee denied the alcohol application, the matter still must go before the full Augusta Commission at its next meeting Sept. 3.

Saul commented for a story in last week’s edition of The Spirit that he would not necessarily be opposed to other bars locating within the 100-yard distance and would take future alcohol license applications on a “caseby-case basis.”

Asked after the meeting to clarify, Saul said: “I might want it 75 yards away. I might want it 90 yards away. I don’t know. Until it came up, I don’t want to hypothetically think about what I want ... I don’t believe in ‘what-if.’”

City officials and downtown developers and investors have become concerned in light of the dispute because of the synagogue’s location in relation to the Augusta Common city park project scheduled to open in October.

Saul said Chabad Lubavitch would likely not be concerned with the occasional event that includes alcohol sales at the Augusta Common. As for permanent establishments like bars and dance halls locating near the entrance to the Augusta Common or along its perimeter, Saul said he’d have to leave that up to Chabad Lubavitch’s board.

“It may be that we’ll oppose it, or we may not,” Saul said. “It depends on what the board of directors of the synagogue want to do.

They may say, ‘Well, we aren’t going to worry about it being across the street if there’s enough buffer between the parking area there and the synagogue that we don’t think we’re going to run into people and people aren’t going to come over there.’”

Hoar said after the meeting that he plans to take the matter to court, but declined to comment further.

He did, however, hand out a prepared statement. In it, Hoar stated that if his application was denied, “I will have been punished for doing the right thing and someone in the least professional manner will have been rewarded and this will be just one more of the already

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existing ways that the city of Augusta has not supported our local musicians and the development of the arts.”

Several friends of Hoar’s involved in the local music scene spoke at the meeting on his behalf, as did David Moretz, a commercial real estate agent downtown.

“This 100-yard ruling here, this affects the Common,” Moretz told committee members.

“Now, I have to tell all the churches that I’ve talked to over the last year, I’m going to call them up and say, ‘Move downtown,’” he added facetiously. “And when that’s happened, you’re going to have them on every block and your downtown’s going to whisper away.”

Adding another twist to the matter, Saul acknowledged at the meeting that the synagogue did not possess a certificate of occupancy from the fire department, such as is required in businesses where people assemble.

Saul also said his cousin, who owns the building, had given Chabad Lubavitch a rather informal lease that did not specify a timeframe of occupancy. Chabad Lubavitch has been at the present location for about a year, Saul said.

Those discrepancies caused Augusta Commissioner Willie Mays, who chairs the public services committee, to ask county attorney Wall if the synagogue could even be defined as such.

Wall said he believed it could.

“Where I do agree with him (Saul) is, they’ve held themselves out as a synagogue and have worshipped in that location and have carried out the activities of a synagogue at that location,” Wall said. “And the fact that they may not have gotten the certificate of occupancy or gotten a (fire department) inspection, is not, in my opinion, grounds for not treating them as a place of worship insofar as the alcohol license is concerned.

“Therefore, I think as the ordinance is currently written, we have to enforce it.”

After the meeting, Saul said he thought the issue of whether Chabad Lubavitch was truly a synagogue was overplayed.

“No, that’s just a bunch of bull,” Saul said.

“If the fire department comes in and inspects and says something has to be done, then they give you a notice that you’ve got to make a change. But when you’re a corporation, incorporated under the state, you have a license to be a synagogue. And we don’t have to have a

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Richmond County Attorney Jim Wall license to have a synagogue on every corner if we’ve got, in fact, services going on there.

“And maybe we ought to bring some more churches downtown, just like the guy (David Moretz) said,” Saul added. “And then we’ll cut out some of these strip joints or whatever you want to call them — alcoholic joints.”

Even after Hoar and Saul left the meeting, the discussion among commissioners continued regarding the future of the Augusta Common, potential downtown businesses and possible revisions to the existing zoning ordinance that may need examining.

“Investment’s going in over there (the Augusta Common); there’s going to be millions of dollars going in over there,” Mays told fellow committee members. “I know this commission’s not going to sit here, for the amount of money we’ve put in there, to a point of dealing with whether we’re going to get into a 100-yard argument every two or three weeks about it.

“Y’all can do what you want to do on that, but that (the Augusta Common) is going to happen. There’s going to be progress over there. This is not anti-anything, but we’ve got scattered vacancies along Broad Street; we’ve got people that are investing that are now putting money down there. There needs to be some clarity about what can be developed.

“That’s not anti-religious; that’s not saying that you own or promote bars.”

“And we don’t have to have a license to have a synagogue on every corner if we’ve got, in fact, services going on there. And maybe we ought to bring some more churches downtown, just like the guy (real estate agent David Moretz) said. And then we’ll cut out some of these strip joints or whatever you want to call them — alcoholic joints.”

— Louis Saul, attorney for Chabad Lubavitch, a Jewish outreach program and synagogue on Broad Street.

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THE MAC IS “One of the things that I’m most proud of during my former administration is, we didn’t have the racial strife that we have now.” – Ed McIntyre

BY STACEY EIDSON

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ayor Ed McIntyre.

Augustans have seen the name before. And ever since McIntyre’s announcement last week that he will be running for mayor this year, talk on the street is, people better get used to seeing that name again.

Being a fourth generation Georgian and a native Augustan, McIntyre said being mayor of Augusta is more than just a job.

For him, it’s a passion.

Through the years, he has watched Augusta change since he was elected as the city’s first black mayor in 1981, but according to McIntyre, he has not been impressed with the city’s growth.

“Rather than moving forward, we are in neutral and we need someone to step forward and put us in drive,” McIntyre said. “I was motivated to run by what I don’t see happening in Augusta.

“Our city is too large with too much talent not to be moving forward in spite of the economy.”

McIntyre said he has watched cities like Charlotte, N.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn., make tremendous strides in the past few decades by bringing new businesses to the area, boosting the local economy and promoting tourism to the region.

The secret to those cities’ success is an easy equation, McIntyre said. They both had a strong working relationship between the business community and the government.

“Pick out any city in the past 25 years that is moving forward and making great progress, they’ve done it with a city and government partnership,” McIntyre said.

“I believe in that relationship. When I was mayor, we formed Augusta Tomorrow under my administration. We worked together hand-in-hand on major projects like the Riverwalk, the railroad’s

Former Mayor Ed McIntyre downtown overpass and the Golf Hall of Fame. We got things done. ” McIntyre said Augusta desperately needs to rejuvenate that strong marriage between the business community and the government.

“Now, it’s my understanding, there has been a divorce between Augusta Tomorrow and the city of Augusta,” McIntyre said. “I just don’t think that’s the way a city moves forward. And it

doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that.”

McIntyre said he’s not the type of person who would publicly criticize Augusta Mayor Bob Young, but he does feel that Augusta is lacking leadership from all segments of the local government, including the Augusta Commission.

“I think there is a lack of vision on the part of the leadership and there is a lack

of ability to establish a coalition behind great programs in Augusta and get them accomplished,” McIntyre said. “I think we can overcome it, but, right now, we have individuals rather than a commission representing us.”

It’s about time that Augusta grows up and starts acting like the second-largest city in Georgia, McIntyre said.

“Being the second-largest city in Georgia, we are only the second-largest in numbers. We need to be the secondlargest in mind and attitude,” McIntyre said. “We need to be doing things as a big city rather than to still be thinking small town. You can’t make progress if you are still thinking small. You have to think big to make progress.”

If elected mayor, McIntyre said his approach would be to take the first 90 days of his administration to meet with every sector of the city through neighborhood groups and civic organizations.

McIntyre said he would ask them one basic question: What would you want to see in your city?

“This approach will form, what I call, the people’s platform,” McIntyre said.

“And if the people give you a platform and say that they want to support this, then that makes your job easier even when dealing with elected officials.

“Recently, we’ve been doing it the other way. We’ve been coming up with an idea and we send it out to the community and the people in the community say, ‘There they go again; it’s something else. I wonder who made money off of this one.’ I want to do it just in reverse. I want to ask the people what they want.”

But there are problems that McIntyre can already see in this community without any feedback, including the railroad tracks still running through downtown, confusion at the civic center,

an unstable airline service at the airport and no new industry coming into the city.

“There has been no major industry to come in our community in God knows when,” McIntyre said. “And I’m not one of these guys who come out and say, ‘We are going to do something about economic development.’ That’s almost like a cliche. Everybody uses it, but nobody does anything about it.”

McIntyre says he wants to sit down with the business community and figure out what kind of incentives the city can offer new industry considering a move to Augusta.

“I was down in Jacksonville not too long ago and they announced one of the car dealerships was going to put a distribution center there,” McIntyre said.

“What they did, in order to lure them to that town, they gave them a $500,000 grant. The city council voted to do half of it and the state did the infrastructure. So, we’ve got to come up with those types of innovative ideas in order to attract new business.”

Otherwise, Augusta will never have the upper hand in negotiations, he said.

“Right now, we are just saying, ‘They ought to come to us because we are Augusta.’ But they’ve got their hands out. They want to know, ‘What are you going to give me if I come there?’”

McIntyre said. “So, to me, it’s not that we’ve got great golf or that we’re a beautiful city with a nice climate.

They’ve got that in 100 cities in this country. But we’ve got to come up with ideas and ways to lure them to us that gives them a benefit and then in the end, we benefit.”

But before Augusta can attract new people to the town, the community needs to work on how its citizens relate to one another, McIntyre said.

“One of the things that I’m most proud of during my former administration is, we didn’t have the racial strife that we have now,” McIntyre said. “This thing of black and white was something far in the background somewhere during my administration. I never mentioned black or white during my entire tenure as a public official. And I’m proud that the racial environment was far better than what it is today.”

Some may find that hard to believe considering McIntyre was the city’s first black mayor, but McIntyre said he never let race be an issue with the former city council. continued on page 16

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"Smart Heart: How to Keep Your Heart Healthy" Presented by Kellie Lane, M.D., Sept. 4; or Mac A. Bowman, M.D., Sept. 10 Registration and screenings: 7:45-9 a.m.

Physician presentation on cholesterol and demonstrations: 9-11:30 a.m.

University Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center $10 Advance registration required.

Call 706/774-8535.

"Enhancing Your Sexuality for Couples" Presented by Murray A. Freedman, M.D. Sept. 19 Registration and dinner: 5:30 p.m.

Physician presentation: 6-7:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way $8.50 in advance; $10 at the door; Seniors Club members: $7.50 Call 706/738-2580 to register.

Healthy Older Adults

Registration is required. Call 706/738-2580 or 800/413-6652 for information on the following programs:

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Seniors Lunch Bunch "Women’s Health Issues" Presented by Liz Price, R.N., director of Women and Children Services Sept. 20 11:30 a.m.

Bobby’s Bar-B-Que, 1897 Jefferson Davis Highway, Warrenville Dutch treat lunch Breakfast With the Doctor "Respiratory Conditions: Colds, Coughs, Infections and More" Presented by Michael Haynes, M.D. Sept. 24 9-11 a.m.

University Cafeteria Conference Room 1-3 Seniors Club members: free; nonmembers: $3

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Registration is required. Call 706/774-4141 for information on the following classes: Lymphedema Education for Breast Cancer Surgery Patients Presented by Nicole Spiro, OTR/certified lymphedema therapist First Tuesday of each month 5 p.m.

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continued from page 15 “When I became mayor of the city of Augusta, there were 16 council members, 12 whites and four blacks,” McIntyre said.

“I was the first black man ever to sit in that chair up there and I’m sure there are a lot of reservations and a lot of people saying, ‘Oh my God; we are going to have a black city now.’ But we were able to sell our program and get our message out because we put Augusta first.”

Some people in the community have said a major cause of racial strife in Augusta these days is the stack of recently released grand jury reports that focus mainly on black department heads and black political leaders.

But McIntyre refuses to criticize the grand jury.

“I have a tremendous amount of respect for citizens who give their time to sit on a grand jury,” McIntyre said. “They are just citizens and many times they don’t know the questions to ask and they really don’t know what they are looking for.

But I believe in the grand jury system. I believe in it a great deal.”

As far as the recent allegations against the former Fire Chief Ronnie Few and the purchasing department director, Geri Sams, McIntyre said the city must find and accept the truth.

“I think that if the presentments are factual, and I have no way of knowing what’s factual and what’s not other than what I’ve read, but if they are, I think we have to live with the facts,” McIntyre said. “If there are some errors in it, or some omissions, then we have to deal with that.”

While some local black leaders have accused the grand jury of racism, McIntyre said he wanted no part of those claims.

“I can’t get into their (grand jurors’) heads,” McIntyre said. “I don’t know their agenda and the reason for what they did. ... And I really can’t even address that because I don’t know. I have no proof that that’s what has happened.”

The best way to solve Augusta’s racial problems is to begin by improving the city itself, McIntyre said.

“Any time you have a healthy economy, the problem of race diminishes,” McIntyre said. “I think what we need to do is aggressively work on making Augusta a better place. Take the emphasis off of black and white and make Augusta better. Create a new spirit.

A new hope.”

Give the people of Augusta something to be proud of, McIntyre said.

“Create an environment so that when you leave town to visit friends or your friends are coming here, you can stick your chest out and brag about what we are doing in Augusta,” McIntyre said.

“We need pride in Augusta again.”

“A few years back, Hartsfield (International Airport) in Atlanta came forward with a simple slogan: ‘Atlanta is too busy to hate,’” McIntyre added. “The airport got the business community and the entire city behind it and got working.

Race was put on the back burner. Atlanta was put forward. Racism diminished and Atlanta moved forward and progressed to where it is today. It’s a simple formula and Augusta can learn from it.”

The recent grand jury reports have divided the city, McIntyre said, but if Augusta doesn’t get beyond race and look to its economic future, he believes, the city is doomed.

“I do believe it (tension over the grand jury report) has put the nail in the coffin a little deeper. But we have to find ways

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to overcome that. And I’m one who believes that everything can be overcome,” McIntyre said, smiling.

In December 1983, after serving more than two years as mayor of Augusta, McIntyre was arrested by FBI agents on bribery and extortion charges reportedly involving the sale of a city-owned property along the Savannah River.

McIntyre was later convicted of three counts of extortion for reportedly taking $9,000 from developer L.D. Waters to pressure the city council to sell the riverfront property to Waters. McIntyre spent approximately one year in a federal prison.

But McIntyre said he doesn’t hide from his past.

“That shows a lack of strength when you can’t face up to the hard questions,” McIntyre said. “There are some people who say that I publicly never said that I’m sorry for what I did. That I am not remorseful. I’ve publicly said many times that I was sorry.

“But there are those who want to try and use that as a factor. However, I say to you, that I firmly believe the true believers are the people who are going to get me elected because the true believers believe in the philosophy of Jesus Christ.”

McIntyre said God himself chose some very “strange characters” to do his work.

“One of them happened to be Moses, a murderer, but he had the leadership ability and the know-how to go to the Pharaohs and bring the people out of bondage. And he was a murderer,” McIntyre said. “I think the true believers are the people who are going to get me elected. And those who use religion when it’s convenient for them to use it, will not vote for me.”

But McIntyre said he will represent everyone if elected mayor and try to bring all segments of the community together.

“During my former administration, even the city council in the old government ran into some wars, but we had a spirit of Augusta and a spirit of togetherness, that we are doing this for one Augusta,” he said. “Not for west Augusta, south Augusta or the inner city, like we have now.

“Now, we have an attitude that, ‘What are you going to give me in my district?’

Instead, we need to look at the total picture and say, ‘What is going to move this city forward and be the best thing for all of us?’”

If Augustans can’t get beyond its own differences, the city will be forced to watch the rest of the world pass it by, McIntyre said. For example, he said all Augustans have to do is walk along the Riverwalk and look across the river at the development in North Augusta.

McIntyre said he feels two different emotions when he sees all of the large homes being built and the construction across the river.

“I’m excited and I’m embarrassed all in the same breath,” McIntyre said.

“Because they are doing what we ought to be doing and it’s a shame. We have capable leadership to be planning and doing things with our community that other people are doing for us. All we can do is look over and say, ‘Look what they are doing in North Augusta.’

“That’s the kind of thing I’m talking about. We need that spirit back. That pride back. We need to resurrect those feelings in our city so we can stick our chests out and cherish what we’ve got in Augusta.”

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9th Annual Camp Rainbow Benefit Horse Show Saturday, September 7 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Quit Smoking with the American Cancer Society’s Freshstart Program Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

Proceeds from this English/Western horse show benefit Camp Rainbow, a summer camp for children with cancer. All horse lovers are invited to attend or volunteer.

Education and support for individuals as they quit smoking.

Hippodrome, North Augusta

Augusta MS Center’s “MorSel for Thought” Tuesday, September 24 12–1 p.m.

9th Annual Border Bash Friday, September 13 6:30 p.m. (gates open at 5 p.m.)

MCG Family Medicine Conference Room 1134

Call for more information or for volunteer opportunities.

Linda Garris will speak about her book and her life experiences with multiple sclerosis. Please call to register.

8th Street Plaza, Riverwalk, Augusta $5

MCG Alumni Center, 919 15th Street, Augusta

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk Saturday, September 28 7:00 p.m.

Join in the fight against blood related cancers by supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Riverwalk, Augusta

Children With Special Needs Conference Thursday & Friday, October 10–11, All day Parents, therapists, home care providers, nurses and anyone caring for children with special needs are invited to this two-day conference.

Sheraton Hotel, Augusta Registration Required

Sibling Class Thursday, September 12 4:30–6 p.m.

For big brothers and sisters 3-10 years of age and their parents.

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center First Floor

Project LINK Lecture Series Tuesday, September 12 6:30–8 p.m.

ADHD: Academic Implications, Remediation and Self-Regulation.

Parents of children with ADHD, teachers and the public at large are invited.

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center First Floor

Parenting and Childbirth Education

SIBSHOPS Saturday, September 21 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Baby Safety Month at Babies "R" Us September 7–30 All day during store hours

A program for siblings of children with special health and developmental needs. $5

Learn about how to keep your infant safe and register to win a free nursery monitor.

Babies "R" Us – Bobby Jones Hwy, Augusta

Childbirth Education and Parenting Preparation, OB Tours, Breast-feeding Class, Baby Care Class, Infant CPR Offered throughout the month.

Call or visit our website for dates, times and locations.

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center First Floor

Wee Wisdom Every Wednesday 12–1 p.m.

Educational program for parents of children under 5; call for schedule.

Children’s Medical Center Family Resource Library First Floor

All classes are offered to the community free of charge unless otherwise noted.

9th Annual Camp Rainbow Benefit Horse Show September 7th

Support Groups MCG Breast Cancer Support Group First Thursday of each month 7–8:30 p.m.

Education and support for individuals with breast cancer.

MCG Day Surgery Procedure Waiting Room

Children/Teen Support Group First Thursday of each month 7–8:30 p.m.

For children and teens with a mother, significant other or family member dealing with breast cancer.

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Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

By Lisa Jordan

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aith and Doubt at Ground Zero” opens with a lightning strike over the smoldering ruins of the World Trade Center. In this brief lick of lightning, there is embodied everything the PBS Frontline special is about: How, in a world this vast, could horror have found the people that it did on the morning of September 11, 2001?

Of course, there’s more to Frontline’s examination of the tragedy – as the title suggests, “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” analyses the impact Sept. 11 has had on America’s spiritual health, and it does so, for the most part, minus the language of politics that has manifested itself in most media-documented discussions about the attacks.

It’s the humanity in “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” that makes the program an important living text in our recollection of that day. Rather than coming across as a documentary, “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” is storytelling. The two-hour program unfolds in five acts and combines tight, close-up shots of those close to the tragedy with still photography, strong in its lack of kinetics.

“Act One: September 11” opens with photos of the sun rising on New York City, yellow leaves framing a clear blue sky and the towers of the World Trade Center, whole and reaching above the clouds. That image, an above-cloud view of the tops of the towers poking through what looks like cotton, haunts – there is a realization that it very well may have been one of the last images passengers on the hijacked planes saw.

And then, just as quickly and unexpectedly as the events of that morning, the producers of “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” choose to show eerie familiar footage of the first plane melting into the North Tower in one of the very few moments the documentary gives toward reliving the impact.

Juxtaposed with those images are the stories. There

are stories of survivors, stories of grieving parents and children, stories of clergymen and photographers.

One of the first comes from Kim Coleman, a retired police officer who seems to have a perpetual tear in her eye when she speaks of her daughter who worked in the towers. There’s Marian Fontana, who remains articulate and composed even while telling the story of her firefighter husband, lost in his effort to help others. And there’s retired firefighter Bernie Heeran, gray-haired and oscillating between tough and vulnerable as he sits in a church pew and says that he tried to negotiate with God to spare his son’s life.

The end of “Act One” features commentary on what is perhaps one of the most horrifying and confusing images of Sept. 11 – that of stranded workers on the top floors of the towers jumping to their deaths.

Photographer Luca Babini’s explanation leads “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” into its intended territory and the core of the program.

“Was their pain so much,” Babini asks, “that some device that we do not know about, that we have inside ourselves – some spiritual device – just triggered on and all of a sudden, it was heaven already before they jumped and they were just jumping into something beautiful? Because I tell you, I could not do it.

Something special must have been going on, because a lot of them jumped.”

The segue moves the documentary into “Act Two: Face of God,” which asks the storytellers of Act One where God was for them on Sept. 11 and where he is for them now. The responses are just as varied as the stories of those connected to the tragedy.

Some, like Bernie Heeran, have kept their faith, despite their pain and disappointment. “I asked him for help that day, and he couldn’t do it,” Heeran says. “I was looking for more give-backs. I thought a couple more firemen would walk out of that building, but it just didn’t work that way. But I continue to ask. My son’s two brothers were there that day. I could have

lost three sons. … You know, firemen call fire the devil. And that day, we fought the devil and we saved a lot of people. But the devil is the devil. You got to, you know, fight the devil and just – God is always around.”

But others, like Marian Fontana, have lost their faith in God, if only temporarily: “I couldn’t believe that this God that I’d talked to in my own way for 35 years could make the most beautiful place in the world and turn this loving man into bones. And I couldn’t reconcile the difference between those two extremes. … My conversations with God that I used to have, I don’t have anymore.

“I guess deep down inside, I know he still exists and that I have to forgive and move on, but I’m not ready to do that yet.”

And there are the others who take a middle-of-the-road approach, saying that what happened on that day was, as every other day, the will of God – a view which Rabbi Brad Hirschfeld, also featured in the documentary, sees as a cop-out.

“If you’re going to tell me about how the plan saved you, you better also be able to explain how the plan killed them,” Hirschfeld says, closing his eyes.

These dialogues lead into “Act Three’s” discussion of evil. More players – professors and authors and journalists – join the cast of storytellers to discuss the implications of the word “evil” in a spiritual sense as well as in a political one.

Softspoken Ann Ulanov, a psychoanalyst and professor of theology, speculates on the mystery that drives evil: “How could you do that? You would have to go against every instinct. It wouldn’t be enough to just be identified with your cause.”

“Act Four: Face of Religion” examines the ways in which religion can be destructive, as well as comforting. Both Kanan Makiya, a professor of Middle Eastern studies, and Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, a priest, state that it’s not the darkness in

religion which manifested itself on Sept. 11 that came as a surprise. The surprise is the magnitude of the destruction and the lack of regard for human life. And, as Makiya says, “This idea of committing suicide … as an act of worship.”

“Act Five: Ground Zero” brings the documentary full-circle, with first-hand impressions of the site. Photographer John Meyerowitz’s voice rises over footage of daylight streaming through the cage of ruins: “It’s become hallowed ground. If you go to a cathedral every single day and sit inside that space, with its smells and its tones and its experience of place, you would know something about what emotions are embedded in that space. And this 16-acre plot is an enormous open-air cathedral.”

“Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” is effective in illustrating what still permeates life in America nearly a year after our security was wrenched away. It

allows its subjects to be human, gives them room to articulate anger directed at a higher power that would allow this to happen and room for them to try and make sense of the senseless, in every tear shed during the two hours Frontline examines its subject matter, in every pause, every swallow, every head shake.

There’s also the marriage of the vastness of nature – the abundance of stock footage blended in that features moving clouds, tumbling waves, twinkling stars – with the vastness of the destruction that took place, not only in the overwhelming number of victims, but in the physical void left by the absence of the massive towers – and in the spiritual void left when humanity turns inhumane.

“Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” airs Tuesday, Sept. 3 and again on Wednesday, Sept. 11 on Georgia and South Carolina PBS stations. Check local listings for times.

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“We’re bringing back Disco Eggs sessions from the ‘70s,” says D. Timm’s chef Dan Perry.

The audience had better come hungry.

At five minutes after the midnight of First Friday, the screening of the movie “Moulin Rouge” will begin. It’s a fantastic, flamboyant beginning, so you don’t want to miss it.

And it will be on a 42-inch plasma monitor, so you don’t want to miss that either.

There will be pancakes. You can’t have a breakfast event without ‘em. But these are not just any old pancakes.

“These are traditional buttermilk pancakes,” Perry said. “Wendy’s grandmother’s recipe.” You can have traditional maple syrup if that’s your thing, or a really, really special syrup like amaretto caramel syrup.

Don’t want traditional pancakes? How about banana pancakes, or some other Jazzed-Up Pancake?

How about a potato casserole?

There will be drink specials, like the Moulin Rouge Creame de Cassis and Champagne. For breakfast – no kidding!

Perry has all kinds of breakfast breads planned, like doughnuts and sticky buns, all homemade. “Then we’re going to have fresh, homemade sweetbreads, which will come to every table.”

If you’re not wondering how you’re going to wait until First Friday for this, then your tastebuds must be numb.

But maybe you don’t get into sweets.

Perry has a collection of omelettes that will fill that hungry spot nicely. He calls them Jazzy Omelettes, and they sound good.

There’s a seafood omelette, a beef, a traditional Spanish omelette with potatoes, peppers and onions, fritata, egg sardue with artichoke and creme spinach.

“I’ll be doing shrimp and grits,” Perry said. “And I’ll be doing trout with poached eggs with a Cajun butter sauce over the top; twin filets of beef on top of English muffins with poached eggs.”

That last one there’s called the Egg Eggspensive, just to warn you.

But everything on the menu isn’t going to be “eggspensive,” Perry said. The prices will range from $4.95 to $14.

There is a catch – no stragglers! If you don’t get there at or near 12:05, you will turn into a pumpkin. Another reason to be snug in the restaurant by 12:05 is that the kitchen closes up shop at 2:30, because there’s this little law that says all warm bodies must be out of the building by 3 a.m. And you want to give Perry and his staff adequate time to prepare your scrumptious nibblets.

He’s planning to do this every First Friday if people seem to like it, with a different movie each time.

Watch The Spirit for the mouth-watering menu to appear. Call the restaurant at 774-9500.

So, enjoy all the fun of First Friday, support downtown – then join D. Timm’s for a great breakfast. The full bar will be open until 2:40 a.m.

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he Anger Management Tour – with rappers Eminem, Ludacris and Papa Roach – has made it to Georgia. That great mass of contradictions who calls himself Eminem will be nearby very soon – along with all his issues, anger, police record and alternate personalities.

That’s the thing about this rapper. He is wide open. His personal life and his psyche is splayed out there for all the world to see.

But just who is this Marshall Matherscum-Eminem-cum-Slim Shady and back to Eminem again? Listening to his albums will begin to give you a clue (he very graciously provides the lyrics in the liner notes), but there’s so much contradiction there that it’s like drinking a milkshake when you’re thirsty: It only makes you more thirsty. The more Eminem you indulge in, the more curious you become.

If you don’t get disgusted or frightened and run away first.

“Cleanin’ Out My Closet,” the fourth track on “The Eminem Show,” is getting radio play in Augusta now. It’s a collection of snapshots from his childhood and relationship to Kim, the mother of his own child.

The word “troubled” does not do justice to the childhood the rapper describes: “Just try to envision witnessin’ your Mama poppin’ prescription pills in the kitchen,/ bitchin’ that someone’s always goin’ through her purse and sh**’s missin’...”

Yet, in the very same song, the refrain is, “I’m sorry Mama, I never meant to hurt you...”

He names Munchausen Syndrome among the indignities that little Marshal Bruce Mathers III suffered as a matter of course. He details a night of very grownup marital jealousy, years later, that led to an assault charge.

He also professes an undying love for his young daughter, Hailie. In an interview titled “When the Music Stops” on MTV.com, he touts investing as the smart thing to do for someone in his position, because he doesn’t know when his popularity will wane.

So is he a thug or a concerned papa?

Nothing is cut-and-dry with this guy.

Eminem first shot to popularity in 1998 with “The Slim Shady EP,” on which he severely dissed his detractors.

“Without Me” was the first track to get airplay. It’s his big hello song. A return.

An, “I’m back – miss me?” It’s a weirdly playful song with catchy lyrics that get stuck in your head and make you unwit-

Batman theme sound like the nyahnyah song, and references nursery rhymes: “A tisk-it, a task-it, I’ll go tit for tat with anybody...” Well. It gets naughty after that.

M U S I C tingly turn up the radio. It makes you want more after only one listening.

It is crack in music form.

The first time I heard it, it made me laugh out loud: “Two trailer park girls go ‘round the outside/ ‘round the outside, ‘round the outside.” He makes the

It’s a fun song. Fun and disturbing, which pretty much sums up the Eminem experience.

And Now for the Rest of the Album Well, a nice little chunk of it anyway.

He begins with an anthem, “White

America.” When an artist starts a CD by reminding you of our Constitution’s freedom of speech, you know something heavy is about to go down. “Yo,” he says. “I want everybody to listen to the words of this song.”

“I could be one of your kids,” he raps.

“Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself, if they were brown Shady lose, Shady sits on the shelf/ but Shady’s cute, Shady knew Shady’s dimples would help.”

He explains in this song how rapper Dr. Dre gave him his big break and how he in turn brought white, suburban kids to the rap scene. He comes down on the government, naming Lynn Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney and Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice President Al Gore, in his tirade.

In “Square Dance” he aims some more fightin’ words at the government: “The boogie monster of rap, yeah, the man’s back/ with a plan to ambush this Bush administration, mush the Senate’s face in and push this generation/ of kids to stand and fight for the right to say something you might not like...”

“I’ll never be Marshall again,” he declares in the haunting track “Soldier.”

He swears – in spite of the alleged pistolwhipping incident and wife-killing fantasies – that he isn’t a thug, just someone with an image to uphold. “...if you feel you’re in violation, any hesitation’ll get you killed,” he explains.

But will this record be Eminem’s last dance? “Sayin’ Goodbye to Hollywood” suggests that it might just be. (Forget for a moment that it’s coming from the drama king of rap.)

“I don’t wanna quit, but sh**, I feel like this is it, for me to have this much appeal like this is sick/ This is not a game, this fame, in real life this is sick.”

He compares himself to the boy in the bubble, and says his fame has alienated him and his daughter from the rest of the world.

“Please don’t cry for me ... when I’m gone for good.”

If you want the Eminem experience while he’s here, just in case he’s serious, the rapper will be lurking in the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta on Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Tix run from $32.50 to $43.50. Visit TicketMaster.com or charge by phone at (404) 249-6400.

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Jazz 2002: The Thirteenth Annual Evening of Jazz

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coring Melba Moore for last year’s Evening of Jazz was a double-edged sword for Paine College, according to their president, Dr. Shirley A. R. Lewis.

“Who are you going to have next year?” people asked. Recalling the conversations, Lewis laughed.

That’s because they have Freda Payne this year. And Payne is big.

She is an accomplished vocalist who has been around the music biz block and back again, starting out at 17, working with Tony Award-winning performer Pearl Bailey. After that, the likes of Duke Ellington, ratpacker Sammy Davis Jr. and Quincy Jones were her workmates.

She has recorded 14 albums. She appeared with Eddie Murphy in his “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” as Claudine.

“It looks like we’ve established a tradition now,” Lewis said regarding celebs at the jazz event.

This will be the 13th time Paine College has held an Evening of Jazz, and Lewis says it has become quite the elegant evening out at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater.

“It’s such a beautiful place to have a festival,” Lewis says. The venue affords the audience an opportunity to be near the river and enjoy any boats

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that might pass, as well as the South Carolina side shore. She didn’t mention the trees and the crowd and the outdoor breeze – all those little perks for which it’s impossible to plan.

It takes place at twilight, which is a fine thing, Lewis says.

“You watch the day turn into night,” she said. “That’s a nice feeling.”

In addition, she said, people tend to park it for the evening and really get into it. “Many people treat it as an outdoor picnic event,” she says. “I don’t do that, but it’s a very nice evening.”

Other entertainers that night include Sandra Hall, Jimmy Brown, Matthew Thomas and Friends, and Augusta’s own Playback, featuring singer Tutu D’Vyne.

Lewis says that the event is really a one-night jazz festival, with food and vendors as well as music.

“I think there’s a large jazz audience in Augusta,” she says. “You don’t always know where it is, but people come.”

“We believe in promoting jazz. It’s a wonderful African-American contribution to the world and we want to keep it alive,” she said.

The event will take place Sept. 2, from 5-10 p.m. Call (706) 821-8223 for details.

A Smorgasbord of Riverwalk Events Aug. 29 brings Music on the River, an evening with the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band, also at the Amphitheater.

Showtime is 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Aug. 31 brings a Marvin Sease concert at the Amphitheater from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Pyramid Music, Augusta, or at Culpepper Records in Thomson.

Sept. 7 brings Saturday Night Live, a new event for Augusta, featuring the hottest bands in the CSRA and elsewhere serving up a hefty dose of blues, beach music, boogie, classic rock and R&B. The event runs from 7-11 p.m.

Call (706) 821-1754.

Sept. 13 brings Border Bash to the Eighth Street Plaza. There will be a pregame party in honor of the fact that the University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina want to pulverize each other. The event features the Swinging Medallions. For info call Claire Poteet at (706) 721-4004. Gates open 5:30 pm.

Sept. 20-22 marks the weekend of Arts in the Heart of Augusta, one of the funnest things that happens on a regular basis in Augusta. German is the highlighted culture this year, but look for plenty of entertainments from all participating groups. There will be music, food and plenty of fun. Call (706) 826-4702.

Sept. 28 is the tentative date for Taste of Augusta, an event which spotlights Augusta’s restaurants. Call Colleen Hasty at (706) 868-7683 for info. The 28th also brings the Light the Night Walk, a 2to-3-mile evening walk to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Contact Wendy Evilsizor at (800) 3997312, ext. 227 for info.

Sept. 29 brings Soul 2 Soul Rhythm & Blues Festival at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 in advance, $12 at the gate. For info call Cecil Jackson at (706) 364-9700.

Oct. 4 brings the Children’s Week Proclamation Ceremony at the Amphitheater at 10 a.m. To include a

puppet show. For info call Raquel Kirkley at Augusta-Richmond County Community Partnership for Children and Family at (706) 721-7413.

Oct. 5 brings Hunger for Life: A Dance Performance at the Amphitheater from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Tip Toes and Taps dance company will perform a variety of pieces.

Admission is $5 general, $3 students and seniors, with children under 12 admitted free. For info call Wayne Waldrop at (706) 261-0181.

Oct. 6 is the Children’s Week Festival at the Eighth Street Plaza from 12-6 p.m. For details call Raquel Kirkley at (706) 721-7413.

Oct. 12-13 brings the Hispanic Festival (ACHA) at the Eighth Street Parking Lot and Plaza, Saturday noon10:30 p.m. and Sunday noon-6 p.m.

Crafts and authentic food and beverages. For info call Pedro HoyosSalcedo at (706) 737-1500 or e-mail at achainc@hotmail.com.

Oct. 13 brings us Twilight Pops on the River at the Amphitheater at 7 p.m.

Presented by the Augusta Concert Band. For info call Dr. Alan Drake at (706) 736-9098. Donations accepted.

Nov. 11 brings a Veterans Day Service at Heroes Overlook at the 10th Street Entrance Plaza. There will be a brick dedication and celebration. For info call Vicki Green at (706) 737-1532.

Nov. 26 brings a Festival of Lights at 5:30 p.m. Watch The Spirit for the location. Mayor Bob Young will usher in the holiday season with the lighting of the Christmas Tree and decorations.

There will be a live newscast, entertainment by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band and other activities. For info call (706) 821-1754.

Dec. 6-7 brings Dickens Christmas Caroling at the Eighth Street Plaza Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. For details call Charlotte Lynn at (706) 650-1734 or Riverwalk Special Events at (706) 821-1754.

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Beginners Ballroom Dance Class* September 3, 6:30 pm. Please pre-register.

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September 30, 11:30 am Arthritis – The Latest Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment. Presented by: Dr. Franklin. Free lunch provided, please RSVP.

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"Rally for a Cure" Golf Tournament Monday, October 21, 1:00 pm $65 per player, includes lunch by Publix. Open to men and women. River Golf Club, North Augusta.

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Austin Powers in Goldmember (PG-13) —

No golden member, just a tin fig leaf. Mike Myers still has his crack timing and suppor ting cast (Seth Green a standout, plus Michael Caine agog with fun as Powers' dad), but the silly plot is nothing, and too many gags are just stupid frat-boy stuf f with a lacing of gay schtick. Beyonce Knowles brings a zip of sassy freshness as Fox xy Cleopatra, yet the movie is both smug and lazy, and the gaudy, pushy "style" steamrolls the humor into flatness. With numerous celebrity cameos, none very funny (the least: Steven Spielberg).

1 hr., 33 min. (Elliot t) ★1/2 Blood Work (R) — Clint Eastwood looks worse than weathered as Terry McCaleb, retired from the FBI af ter a serial killer drove him to a hear t at tack.

McCaleb's cardiologist (Anjelica Huston) can't believe it when McCaleb swings into detective work two months af ter get ting a hear t transplant. Graciella (Wanda De Jesus), who urges him to take the case that flummoxes the rather lazy cops, is the angry sister of a murdered woman whose hear t McCaleb is now pumping. "Blood Work" gives early promise of being one of the rare, adult Hollywood movies this summer, then bungles. It has enticing story touches, but flops into a hectic cascade of bizarre revelations, and then pure plot pulp on a wrecked ship. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Jef f Daniels, Wanda De Jesus, Anjelica Huston, Tina Lif ford, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Walsh.

Running time: 1 hr., 51 min. (Elliot t) ★★ Blue Crush (PG-13) — It's about girls who work at cleaning a big Oahu hotel, but their hear ts are in their bikinis, and their bikinis are usually in the wild sur f. It's in the sur f that gorgeous Anne Marie (Kate Boswor th) has her big tif f with envious pal Eden (Michelle Rodriguez), teaches board skills to visiting quar terback and lover Mat t (Mat thew Davis), stares into the thong of her soul and, finally, faces the supreme test of the Pipe Masters competition on Oahu's nor th shore.

Director John Stockwell knows the stakes here. He has a sur fer in danger and the girls give us the ugly truth of it: "Oooh" and "Heavy out there" and "That's got ta hur t." It makes "Point Break" seem like "Lord Jim." Cast: Kate Boswor th, Mat thew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake, Mirka Boorem, Faizon Love.

Running time: 1 hr., 39 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ The Bourne Identity (PG-13) — Bourne (Mat t Damon) was sent to kill a risky African leader on a yacht, had an at tack of qualms, then plunged overboard with holes in his back. He was saved by fishermen, the captain an amateur doctor who pulls the rounds out of Bourne, and ex tracts an implant that has the number of a Swiss bank account. In an identity fog, though now with money and passpor ts, and reflexively gif ted with all his trained skills — his sour CIA boss, Conklin (Chris Cooper), decides to snuf f Bourne as "a malfunctioning $30 million piece of equipment" — Bourne zips to Paris af ter emptying the deposit box in Zurich. "The Bourne Identity" has the identity of potent enter tainment. Cast: Mat t Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles. Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 Changing Lanes (R) — A propulsive nerve-biter with genuine human characters, about a yuppie law firm hawk (Ben Affleck) who upsets the precarious life of a volatile working stiff (Samuel L. Jackson), their mutual moral crisis moving on lines that converge jarringly, despite some plot conveniences. New York is seen smar tly by ace English director Roger ("Persuasion") Michell, with Toni Collet te also outstanding as a lucid mistress. 1 hr., 47 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 The Country Bears (G) — This benign, liveaction film follows bear cub Beary Bearington (voiced

by Haley Joel Osment) as he reunites his musical idols, The Country Bears. Af ter lit tle Beary convinces the bitter rock icons that they still need each other, the woolly second-grader makes peace with his own adopted human family. The 10-and-under crowd will love these blinking, harmonizing, restaurant-dining bears. Musicstar cameos (Elton John, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah) make the film slightly easier to digest for the tolerant parent. Running time: 1 hr., 25 mins. (Diamond) ★★

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (PG) — Steve "The Crocodile Hunter " Irwin and wife

Terri dance circles around inept government agents and cuddle flesh-eating crocodiles. When the highenergy hosts of the hit wildlife series "The Crocodile Hunter " are accused of stealing a fallen U.S. spy satellite, they bat tle two silly CIA agents in an Outback

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adventure. Forget the common sense, but if you toss in the bot tle-sucking joey kangaroo cameo, this lite comedy is a close second to family bonding at the zoo. Cast: Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin. Running time: 1 hr., 27 mins. (Diamond) ★★1/2

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (PG-13) — Successful playwright Sidda (Sandra

Bullock), in an interview in Time magazine, suggests that her dif ficult childhood was due largely to her mother, Vivi (Ellen Burstyn). An angry phone call and a few let ters later, the two are estranged. Time for the Ya-Ya Sisterhood to step in – four women bound in friendship since girlhood, led by Vivi. They make a secret trip to New York, where, with the aid of Sidda's boy friend Connor (Angus MacFadyen), they drug Sidda, spirit her down South and establish her in an outpost near her family's estate. There she is to pore over their scrapbook, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," af ter which she will understand why her mother can be such an impossible shrew. The "Divine Secret's" mission: a wallow in greeting-card sentimentality, a bath in bathos. Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan, Ashley Judd, Shirley Knight, Maggie Smith, James Garner. Running time: 1 hr., 56 mins. (Salm) ★1/2 Feardotcom (R) — New York City detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dor f f) and health examiner Terry Huston investigate a series of violent murders. They determine that each of the victims was logged on to a Web site, feardot.com, 48 hours before being killed; Reilly himself logs on to find out why the leather-clad temptress on the site is luring voyeurs to their deaths.

Cast: Stephen Dor f f, Udo Kier, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea. The Good Girl (R) — Jennifer Aniston, as Justine in "The Good Girl," is trapped in a dead life made by safe, square choices. And so the final choice that confirms her "good girl" status is, in ef fect, telling us that she remains dead. Justine has a dud job working in an ugly Texas store, Retail Rodeo. She double-dips alienation at home, where husband Phil (John C. Reilly) is a mashed couch potato, zoning on TV, taking dope and trading quips with buddy Bubba (Tim Blake Nelson).

Desperate at 30, childless, bored half-stupid, Justine has a semi-secret af fair with a boyish co-worker, Holden (Jake Gyllenhaal). Justine's smar tness reeks of self-loathing and moral vacancy. Is feminism this comatose in Texas? Cast: Jennifer Aniston, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zooey Deschanel, Tim Blake Nelson.

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★★ — Mixed.

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Running time: 1 hr., 33 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Juwanna Mann (PG-13) — Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is Jamal. The vain, preening NBA star is suspended for a burst of irate mooning and then full-frontal exposure on cour t. And then — inspired by a young girl whose love of the game moves him — he becomes Juwanna, a fake female, who fires up a women's pro team.

Vivica A. Fox is the team's reigning beauty, on whom Jamal has a cover t crush. The cour t action is all high points, no game. Gender comedy becomes a ruthless reduction of both sexes. Director Jesse Vaughan came from music videos, and should probably return.

Hectic, vapid, almost witless, "Juwanna Mann" keeps jammin' across the goofs, then milking inane sentiment before stumbling to a blooper reel that is no dif ferent than the preceding inept movie. Cast: Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Kevin Pollak, Vivica A. Fox, Ginuwine, Tommy Davidson. Running time: 1 hr., 26 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Lilo & Stitch (PG) — A cute Disney 'toon made in Florida but set in Hawaii, where darling Lilo turns a space crit ter into a pet. The animation is not computerized and has lovely watercolor ef fects, though the plot, voicework, Elvis tunes and product plugs are generically New Disney, not of Walt caliber. 1 hr., 20 min. (Elliot t) ★★1/2

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (R) —

“Mar tin Lawrence Live: Runteldat” is a documentarystyle version of Lawrence’s bad-boy comedy, complete with commentary by the man himself and liberally mixed with pounding hip-hop beats. The stand-up comedy por tion, where Lawrence is a solitary presence onstage, illuminated by a spotlight, contains personal anecdotes and social commentary. Cast: Mar tin Lawrence.

The Master of Disguise (PG) — Dana Carvey plays Pistachio Disguisey, which all by itself gives you the comedic essence. He's a perky waiter in an Italian restaurant in New York. Pistachio is heir to a family talent for magical transformation, possessors of "energico," who can morph into almost any thing. Pistachio's parents are abducted by a rich villain, envious of energico, played with almost obscene lack of comic appeal

by Brent Spiner. Carvey is cute, but he doesn't seem to have a shaped and role-shaping personality. He seems locked into skit rhy thm. Cast: Dana Carvey, Brent Spiner, Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin, Harold Gould, Edie McClurg. Running time: 1 hr., 33 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Mr. Deeds (PG-13) — is an update or takeof f on the 1936 Frank Capra hit "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." In

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that, Gary Cooper is a gentle, gallant rube who inherits a for tune, confounds the city slickers and radiates fuzzy ideals, while Depression audiences again got to ogle the idle (but frisky) rich. Now Adam Sandler is Longfellow Deeds, who inherits $40 billion from a genial old flake (Harve Presnell). Peter Gallagher is a fairly standard corporate wheeler as the sharpie running the vast estate. But as star repor ter Babe, Winona Ryder is game and slyly charming. The real ace is John Tur turro as Deed's new manservant, Emilio. It's a fond update and funny comedy, even making good use of John McEnroe (still cocky) and the Rev. Al Sharpton (dit to). Cast: Adam Sandler, John Tur turro, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Erick Avari, Harve Presnell. Running time: 1 hr., 31 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG) — Unmarried Toula Por tokalos is a 30-year-old waitress in her parents’ Greek restaurant, Dancing Zorba’s. Vowing to change, she gets a makeover and takes a job in her aunt’s travel agency, where, newly confident, she meets handsome Ian Miller — a high-school teacher who is definitely not Greek. The tale is familiar: strong and fiercely commit ted to their ethnic roots family but ts heads with the outsider wanting to marry into the group. But “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” of fers enough in the way of wit to stifle the sitcom feel a film like this might otherwise have. Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbet t, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone.

Possession (PG-13) — Director and writer Neil LaBute has cast his favorite cynical actor, Aaron Eckhar t, in a gorgeously romantic film of A.S. Byat t's much esteemed novel. "Possession" drops Eckhar t into a totally English world (plus a patch of France), as an archival assistant at the British Museum in London. His Roland Mitchell lucks upon the hidden let ters of a Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash (Jeremy Nor tham). Mitchell realizes he is on the trail of evidence revealing Ash's secret, then quite erotic, af fair with a poetess and painter, Christabel LaMot te (Jennifer Ehle), whose lesbian lover is chagrined.

Roland zippers into alliance with a young professor at Lincoln University, the Ash/LaMot te specialist Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow). The film looks wonder ful and has a silken, tick-tock interlock of the modern and Victorian segments. Cast: Aaron Eckhar t, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Nor tham, Anna Massey.

Running time: 1 hr. 42 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 Reign of Fire (PG-13) — Christian Bale and Mat thew McConaughey star as twin towers of testosterone who join forces to fight dragons that have pretty much destroyed the world. Bale serves as leader of the few English survivors of the dragon Holocaust and McConaughey arrives to help the crew as Van Zan the dragon slayer. But the special-ef fects beasts are the real star of the show. Cast: Christian Bale, Mat thew McConaughey. Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes.

(McCormick) ★★★ Road to Perdition (R) — Tom Hanks plays Michael Sullivan, an Irish-American hoodlum and family man in grim 1931, in the Quad Cities on the IllinoisIowa border. He's an enforcer and ar t ful killer, almost an adoptive son of bootleg mob boss John Rooney (Paul Newman), a patriarch stricken by inner rot.

Sullivan feels rot ted, too, but is an iron survivor. The movie has a solemn, dirgelike (but not dull) conviction of fated purpose. Tragedy must come, violently. It would be criminal here to spell out the exact cost to Sullivan, which spins him free of the Rooney gang, along with his now aware and endangered son Mike Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin). On the long roads, and humble towns, they enact an almost archaic Greek vengeance upon the Rooneys. There is father-son bonding (and humor), yet we never forget that every thing is at stake. This story is so mor tal. Cast: Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ciaran Hinds, Liam Aiken, Stanley Tucci, Jude Law. Running time: 2 hrs.

(Elliot t) ★★★★ Scooby Doo (PG) — is derived from the longestrunning TV car toon show (beginning in 1969 on CBS), and is mostly set in an island theme park. The 'toon gang loved by their TV fans — ginchy-dish Daphne, plain but brainy Velma, blond ego dude Fred (author of "Fred on Fred"), grinning par ty dude Shaggy — are now played by actors locked into one-note roles. Great Dane hero dog Scooby appears computer generated.

They go to Spooky Island to solve a criminal conspiracy, where special ef fects and cute theme park crit ters whiz by and the top villain is revealed to be ... a puppy.

This is one lollipop of a movie, OK for the 4- to 9-yearolds who like the TV show. 1 hr., 23 mins. ★★ Serving Sara (PG-13) — In this comedy, Mat thew Perry is a process server who finds himself convinced by a New York wife to serve her husband with divorce papers. The only catch? Her husband’s in Texas. Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, Mat thew Perry, Bruce Campbell.

Signs (PG-13) — Mel Gibson plays Father Graham Hess, an Episcopal priest who lost his faith

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and retired his collar af ter his wife was killed in an auto accident. He lives in an old farmhouse with two adorable kids, plus a younger brother (Joaquin Phoenix). Big, elegantly precise "crop signs" turn up in their cornfield. It's space aliens, and the movie teases us as the signs pile up. The aliens show up, shoving clawed hands under doors but scared by steak knives, full of evil strength, yet not able to knock down the pathetic blockade of a fruit cellar. "Signs," though handsomely shot, seems meant for viewers who need to believe in tabloid aliens, and that we can beat them with plain-spun, homeland vir tues. It should be called "Sins" for compounding the sins of bad filming. Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, M. Night Shyamalan, Cherry Jones. Running time: 1 hr., 46 min.

(Elliot t) ★ S1m0ne (PG-13) — Al Pacino stars as a movie producer whose leading actress unexpectedly quits the film they’re working on. He replaces her with S1m0ne, a computer-generated woman; when S1m0ne finds instant success, he vows to keep her origins a secret from the public. Cast: Al Pacino, Chris Coppola, Catherine Keener, Jay Mohr.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (G) — A sweetly bland DreamWorks car toon film about a bold horse that runs across much of the Old West, his thoughts spoken by Mat t Damon, his adventures doused in Bryan Adams tunes that are like a floral tribute to Rod Stewar t. The horse action is swif t, and borrowed John Ford bits can mean nothing to modern kids. Running time: 1 hr., 25 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2

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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (PG) — A cheer ful theme park of a comedy about

junior spies, with a bigger budget and more inventive fun than the 2001 original (the plot is no advance).

Rober t Rodriguez directed, wrote, helped with the digital ef fects and gizmo touches, including excellent creatures. The many Hispanic rif fs do not land with PC heaviness, and the lively cast includes Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara as the main kids, plus Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Bill Pa x ton, Tony Shalhoub, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin and (still macho at 81) Ricardo Montalban. Running time: 1 hr., 27 min. (Elliot t) ★★★

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (PG) — This is No. 5 in the series and is visually

spectacular (entirely filmed in digital, and projected that way in some theaters). It moves swif tly and has action payof fs, but George Lucas is still a turgid story teller, and stif f dialogue drags the actors down to mere plot function too of ten. Ewan McGregor seems to be coming into his own as wise Obi-Wan. Running time: 2 hrs., 23 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 The Sum of All Fears (PG-13) — Another morbid Tom Clancy nightmare of big power and dire danger (the nuclear devil unleashed), with a trivial romance trampled by politics and spy games. Phil Alden Robinson directed with spruce if pompous flair, and the nerve-raked cast has Ben Af fleck as the hero, Morgan Freeman, Alan Bates, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber and (ace as the Russian prez) Ciaran Hinds.

Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★ Undercover Brother (PG-13) — The source was a Web comedy site, and it's a derivation of old bla xploiters, "In Living Color " and the Austin Powers goofs, but this lampoon of black heroics is funny in a pumped-up way. Eddie Grif fin wears the power Afro as the main bro, and Malcolm D. Lee also got good stuf f from Chris Kat tan, Denise Richards, Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis and Billy Dee Williams as a Colin Powell-like general who wants to be the new Col. Sanders. Running time: 1 hr., 26 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ Undisputed (R) — An undefeated prize fighter, world champion James “Iceman” Chambers, is sent to prison af ter he’s convicted of rape. On the inside, he faces the reigning prison boxing champion in a match arranged by a gangster. Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Jon Seda, Wes Studi.

XXX (PG-13) — Vin Diesel is buf f, which is surely the main point of his playing "edge spor ts" thrill-seeker turned CIA agent Xander Cage, but he has glints of boyish vulnerability. As he grooves into playing the new agent recruited by the agency's top dude (Samuel L. Jackson), the movie finds a rhy thm that is like a more masculine, bulked-up "Barbarella." The plot is junk, about a gang of ex-Red Army crazies led by a satanic Slavic slime (Mar ton Csokas), nihilists eager to destroy the world with a superweapon. It's another movie where you must believe, or giggle. Cast: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Mar ton Csokas, Danny Trejo. Running time: 1 hr., 44 mins.

(Elliot t) ★★ —Capsules compiled from movie reviews written by David Elliott, film critic for The San Diego Union-Tribune and other staff writers.

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Curiosity Kills More Than the Cat at “Feardotcom” By Rhonda Jones

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f “Feardotcom” delivers all the terror it promises, then you will never feel the same way about that innocent little box that knows so much about you.

Your computer.

It’s about a Web site, feardot.com, that features a woman with a computerized voice inviting the unsuspecting to come and play with her. “Do you like to watch?” she asks, taunting with

kinky images.

“Do you want to see more?”

Those who take her up on the offer, merely by clicking into the site, are murdered two days to the minute from their logon time.

Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) and Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) are on the trail of the killer.

“To catch the killer, you must become the victim,” the trailer warns, with shots of Mike debating whether to click that button. And you know he will. He’s got to. No matter how much we like him, we’ll be all too willing to sacrifice him for the sake of our own morbid curiosity.

Perhaps the very same curiosity that snags the killer’s victims in the first place. Hmm. Could this be a morality play about the evils of the Internet and the inherent dangers thereof?

Dorff was a vampire in “Blade” and took away Best Villain at the MTV Movie and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.

McElhone stars opposite George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh’s newly filmed “Solaris,” having previously won recognition for her roles in “Surviving Picasso,” “The Truman Show” and “Ronin.”

Stephen Rea is Alistair Pratt. Rea has a

list of screen and television credits as long as your arm, including “Guinevere,” “The End of the Affair,” “Interview With a Vampire” and “The Crying Game,” to name a few. All the scary photos on the movie’s Web site are of him, so I’m guessing Pratt is the sick puppy who likes to play with instruments of torture.

At one point he appears in a lab coat

with a bound, leather-clad woman who is probably not very happy to be in his company.

So, are you ready to brave the dark of the movie theater and face ol’ Alistair yourself?

Would you like to watch? It opens Aug. 30. You should probably bring a friend.

And don’t sit near the aisle.

Photos: Etienna Braun

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Movie Clock REGAL AUGUSTA EXCHANGE 20 Movies Good 8/30 - 9/5 Feardotcom (R) 2:15, 5:05, 7:55, 10:40 Possession (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 2:25, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10, 12:40; Sun-Thur: 2:25, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 The Good Girl (R) 1:40, 4:05, 7:30, 10:35 S1m0ne (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:10, 3:55, 7:00, 9:50, 12:30; Sun-Thur: 1:10, 3:55, 7:00, 9:50 Serving Sara (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35, 12:05; Sun-Thur: 1:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 Undisputed (R) Fri-Sat: 1:15, 1:55, 4:20, 4:50, 7:20, 7:50, 9:50, 10:20, 12:10, 12:35; Sun-Thur: 1:15, 1:55, 4:20, 4:50, 7:20, 7:50, 9:50, 10:20 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG) Fri-Sat: 1:45, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30, 11:50; Sun-Thur: 1:45, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30 Blue Crush (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 2:05, 2:30, 4:30, 5:00, 6:55, 7:25, 9:25, 10:05, 12:00, 12:35; Sun-Thurs: 2:05, 2:30, 4:30, 5:00, 6:55, 7:25, 9:25, 10:05 XXX (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:00, 1:25, 4:00, 4:20, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:20, 12:25; Sun-Thur: 1:00, 1:25, 4:00, 4:20, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:20 Blood Work (R) Fri-Sat: 4:15, 9:40, 12:20; Sun-Thur: 4:15, 9:40 Spy Kids 2 (PG) Fri-Sat: 2:00, 4:25, 7:05, 9:35, 12:05; Sun-Thur: 2:00, 4:25, 7:05, 9:35 Signs (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:05, 1:35, 4:45, 5:15, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15, 12:15; SunThur: 1:05, 1:35, 4:45, 5:15, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15 Master of Disguise (PG) Fri-Sat: 8:05, 10:10, 12:15; Sun-Thur: 8:05, 10:10 Martin Lawrence (R) 2:05, 5:20, 8:10, 10:45 Austin Powers in Goldmember (PG-13) 2:20, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Stuart Little 2 (PG) 1:10, 3:10, 5:10 Road to Perdition (R) 1:15, 6:50 Men in Black 2 (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 7:35, 10:00, 12:20; Sun-Thur: 7:35, 10:00 Lilo and Stitch (PG) 1:00, 3:05, 5:25 EVANS 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 8/30 - 9/5 Feardotcom (R) Fri-Mon: 2:20, 4:45, 7:45, 10:00; Tue-Thur: 4:45, 7:45, 10:00 S1m0ne (PG-13) Fri-Mon: 2:00, 4:20, 7:05, 9:35; Tue-Thur: 4:20, 7:05, 9:35 Serving Sara (PG-13) Fri: 3:10, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35; Sat-Mon: 1:00, 3:10, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35; Tue-Thur: 5:15, 7:25, 9:35 Blue Crush (PG-13) Fri: 3:20, 5:25, 7:35, 9:50; Sat-Mon: 1:10, 3:20, 5:25, 7:35, 9:50; Tue-Thur: 5:25, 7:35, 9:50 X X X (PG-13) Fri: 4:15, 7:15, 9:45; Sat-

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Auditions COLUMBIA COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY OPEN AUDITIONS AND REHEARSALS every Tuesday evening at First Baptist Church of Evans. For more information, call 364-5920 or visit www.ccchoralsociety.org.

AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND rehearses Monday evenings beginning Sept. 9 and is looking to fill vacancies on most band instruments. Interested par ties should contact Ben Easter, (803) 202-0091, or e-mail bandforaugusta@aol.com.

AUDITIONS FOR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS to be used as par tial fees for private music lessons with ASU Conservatory faculty members, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Aug. 29.

Held in Room A-10 of the Fine Ar ts Building at Augusta State University. Middle school or high school students interested in lessons on any of the standard band and orchestra instruments, piano or voice are encouraged to audtion. To schedule an audition time, call the ASU Conservatory Office, 731-7971.

“ARCADIA” auditions Aug. 29 in the Chateau on the Augusta State University campus. Production is par t of ASU Theatre; community members welcome to audition. Par ts available for actors and actresses between the ages of 17 and 60.

Production dates Oct. 24-27; evening rehearsals. Contact Carolyn Cope, 737-1500, for information.

AIKEN CHORAL SOCIETY will conduct auditions for new members Sept. 3 and 10 at Smith Hall, adjacent to St. Mary Help of Christians Church in Aiken. Auditions begin at 7:15 p.m., with rehearsal immediately following. Regular rehearsals held Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. in Smith Hall. Contact Antoine Cordahi, (803) 648-1252, or Bill Collins, (803) 6429651.

SWEET ADELINES PEACH STATE CHORUS OPEN REHEARSAL for singers each Thursday at 7 p.m. Held at 600 Mar tintown Road in Nor th Augusta. Contact Mildred Blain at 736-7740 or Mary Norman at 279-6499.

Education ART FACTORY FALL SESSION offers classes for young people and adults in visual ar ts, dance and drama. Cost based on family size and income, and tuition assistance is available. For more information, call 731-0008 or e-mail ar tfactoryinc@comcast.net.

AUGUSTA THEATRE COMPANY ACTING CLASSES: Fall Quar ter runs Sept. 9-Nov. 16. Classes offered in voice and movement, introduction to acting and acting for film and television and are available for ages 8 through adult. For information, call 481-9040.

GERTRUDE HERBERT AUTUMN QUARTER CLASSES BEGIN Sept. 12 and run through December. Classes and workshops available for adults and children in a wide variety of media. GHIA members receive discounted tuition. For a course catalog, call the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t, 722-5495.

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CERAMICS CLASSES at the Weeks Center Ceramics House in Aiken. Fees include one class per week and students can choose any class time: Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon or 6-9 p.m.; Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.; or Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon. $90 for September-May, $60 for September-December or JanuaryMay or $30 per month. Call (803) 642-7631 for info.

BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken. Class meets Tuesdays, Sept. 10-Oct. 15 from 7:308:30 p.m. Cost is $40 per couple for Aiken city residents and $60 for all others; registration accepted in pairs only.

Call (803) 642-7631 for information.

USC-AIKEN MUSIC CONSERVATORY PROGRAM now open.

Students of all ages and experience levels welcome. Private lessons available for musical instruments and voice; instructors are USC-Aiken faculty and have at least a master’s degree in their per formance area. (803) 641-3288.

"Tiger Pause" will be one of the works local photographer John S. Krok has on display at the Metro Coffeehouse during the month of September. Krok’s photos go up Labor Day, Sept. 2. For more information on this exhibit, call the Metro at 722-6468.

Exhibitions AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: “Contemporary Realist Works” and “Contemporary Non-Objective Works” through Oct 6; “Will Henry Stevens” through Sept. 29; “Personal Visions” through Oct. 20 and “Contemporary Works on Paper” through Oct. 27. For more information, call 7247501 or visit www.themorris.org.

“AUGUSTA REMEMBERS 9/11” exhibition at the Augusta Museum of History opens Sept. 7 and runs through Oct. 6.

The Augusta Museum of History is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun., 1-5 p.m. Free admission offered on Sundays. Call 722-8454 for more information or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS announces the following exhibitions: Mat thew Whit ford in the Westinghouse Group Gallery and Susan Lucas in the Wyat t Development Children’s Gallery. For more information, call (803) 6419094 or visit www.AikenCenter for theAr ts.org.

“COMMUNITY ARTISTS UNITE: SEPTEMBER 11TH REFLECTIVE IMAGES” exhibit opens Sept. 11 with a reception from 5-7 p.m. at the Cot ton Exchange Conference and Banquet Center. Exhibit on display through Oct. 1. For more information, contact Victoria Durrer, 724-7501.

STUDIO ART GRO features works by Carolyn Rolland through the end of August. Call 722-3594 for more information.

SOUTHERN MOON POTTERY GALLERY AND STUDIO features works by Jackie Gerstein, Liz Verecrusse, Anne FallisElliot, Craig Bird, Deborah Harris, Peggy Cowan, Bob Malone, Brian Thorpe, Valerie Goetz, Mary Grant and Donna Proctor. The studio also offers classes and programs for children over 3 years of age and adults. Call (803) 6412309.

IMAGES OF THE CROSS GALLERY features custom sacred pieces and crosses made of specialty and exotic woods.

Call 771-1013.

GENSHEER’S ART GALLERY features exhibit of Richard Flaher ty’s Irish scenes during August; in September, Emory Dallas will exhibit. For info, call 481-0069.

ECLECTIC DESIGN GALLERY is currently displaying works

by Kennith Humphreys, Dave Shore, Priscilla Hollingswor th and museum pieces from Africa, Korea and India. Open 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and until 9 p.m. First Fridays. Call 724-1010 for more information.

DAVID STUART’S WILD HARE POTTERY features work by David Stuar t, including Raku pot tery and stoneware. Phone (803) 279-7813 for details.

BANKER DEARING GALLERY features paintings by Karen Banker, pot tery by Julia Dearing, charcoal drawings by Mat thew Whit ford, photography by Susan Lucas and the work of Neil Combs. Call 823-1060 for more information.

AUGUSTA ART GLASS displays the work of Tuck Schuffer through Aug. 31. For info, phone 724-4300.

ARTISTIC PERCEPTIONS features por traits, original oil paintings and old masters reproductions. Call 724-8739.

THE WORK OF FRANK CARSTARPHEN is on display at the Sacred Hear t Ar t Gallery through Aug. 30. 826-4700.

DUANE BROWN EXHIBIT at the Metro Coffeehouse through the end of August. On Labor Day, Sept. 2, Duane Brown’s work comes down and the photography of John S. Krok goes up in its place until October. Call 722-6468 for info.

JAY JACOBS AND JESSE NEWKIRK exhibit in August at the Soul Bar. Jacobs successful July exhibit continues with new pieces, and Newkirk joins him with original work this month.

Call the Soul Bar at 724-8880 for more information.

AUGUST ART EXHIBITS AT AREA LIBRARIES: Linda Baack’s watercolors will be on display at the Gibbs Library; steel sculpture by George Graham will be up at the Euchee Creek Branch Library. Call the Gibbs Library at 863-1946 or the Euchee Creek Branch at 556-0594 for more information.

DIANA GURLEY’S PHOTOGRAPHS of Italian coastal towns will be on display at the Juice Bar on Broad Street this month. Call Randy at the Juice Bar, 826-1678.

“DE-MYTHING THE GODDESS” EXHIBIT through Sept. 29

at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History includes paintings, writings and photography relevant to historical and current perceptions of women’s self-image. Works by Rhian Swain-Giboney. Admission to the museum is $3 adults, $1 students. Call 651-8712 for information.

SAVAGE GALLERY EXHIBIT showcases the pot tery of David Stuar t and sculpture by John B. Savage. For more information, call the gallery at 736-3336.

ARNOLD GALLERY in Aiken features new work by Mary Alice Lockhar t and Al Beyer. Call (803) 502-1100.

ART ON BROAD features pot tery by local ar tists Jerry Pruit t and Carol Craig. Also features oil paintings by Russ Bonin and Raku pot tery by Peter Alsen. Call 722-1028.

AT THE MARY PAULINE GALLERY through Sept. 21: Arless Day exhibits “Collages & Unique Variations.” Call 724-9542 or visit www.marypaulinegallery.com for details.

“OVER THE LINE: THE ART AND LIFE OF JACOB LAWRENCE” exhibit through Sept. 8 at the High Museum of Ar t in Atlanta. For more information, call (404) 733-HIGH or visit www.high.org on the Web. TOM KLOSE exhibits his work at Borders Books and Music through the end of August. Upcoming exhibits include: Carl Purdy in September, Alex McCain in October and Rober t Lee in November. Call Borders Books and Music at 737-6962.

Dance AUGUSTA DANCE THEATRE presents “The Velveteen Rabbit, Swan Lake Act II and Other Shor ter Works” Sept. 78 at the Grover C. Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Center at Augusta State University. Sept. 7 per formance at 8 p.m.; Sept. 8 per formance at 2 p.m. For more information, call Augusta Dance Theatre at 860-1852.

SINGLES DANCE each Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. sponsored by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults.

Held at Westside High School. Tickets $5 for members, $7 for non-members, and are available at the door; free dance lessons at 7 p.m. For more information, call 736-8004.

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Music JAZZ ARTIST WYCLIFFE GORDON per forms at “A Social Affair” Sept. 14 at American Legion Post No. 212 in Aiken.

Dinner is at 7:30 p.m. and enter tainment star ts at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Advance tickets only; available from Smith-Hazel Recreation Center, (803) 642-7635. Wycliffe Gordon also per forms at “An Evening of the Gospel,” Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. at Victory Temple A.O.H. Church of God in Burnet town, S.C. Pre-concer t workshop Sept. 12-14 under the direction of the CSRA Musician’s Guild. For more information, call (803) 6528872.

A U TRAVELER UNKNOWN per forms First Friday, Sept. 6, at G

Augusta Golf and Gardens from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Advance

2 tickets now available for $2; garden members admit ted free 9 of charge. Lawn chairs, coolers and picnics welcome;

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hosted every third Monday of the month by IDRUM2U, the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio. Held 7-9 p.m. at the G.L. Jackson Conference Center, 1714 Nor th Leg Cour t. Fee is $5 or a donation of canned goods for the Golden Harvest Food Bank. All are welcome and drums will be available to rent. For info, phone the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio, 2283200.

U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS BAND PRESENTS “MUSIC ON THE RIVER” Aug. 29 at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater.

Concer t begins at 7 p.m. Call 821-1754.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE for Paine College’s “Jazz 2002: The Thir teenth Annual Evening of Jazz” Sept. 1, 5-10 p.m.

Available at the Paine College Business Office, Hamilton Bookstore, Nan’s Collections and Pyramid Muisc and Video.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 the day of the event.

Proceeds benefit the Paine College/UNCF Campaign. 8218217.

Theater “ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES” Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 1 and 5-7. Ticket prices are $15 for evening per formances and $10 for matinee per formances. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Augusta Theatre Company’s box office at 481-9040 or online at www.augustatheatre.com.

“PLAZA SUITE” Sept. 13-14, 20-21 and 26-28 at For t Gordon Dinner Theatre. Tickets are $30 adult, $28 for seniors (65 and over). Call the box office at 793-8552 or visit www.for tgordon.com/theatre.htm#plaza.

MURDER AT THE PARTRIDGE INN: “LAST WILL & TESTAMENT” Sept. 15, Oct. 20 and Nov. 17 at the Par tridge Inn. Dinner buffet served at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 737-8888.

“HEAVEN CAN WAIT” Aug. 30-31, 8 p.m. Presented at the Abbeville Opera House in Abbeville, S.C. Tickets are $15 adults, $14 for seniors and children under 12. Call (864) 459-2157.

Attractions “AUGUSTA’S 2 FOR $9” TICKETS offer a special deal for admission to two of Riverwalk’s at tractions: Augusta Golf

and Gardens and For t Discovery. Offer valid through Sept.

30. Available at ticket offices of either at traction. Call Augusta Golf and Gardens at 724-4443 or For t Discovery at 821-0200.

RIVERBANKS ZOO AND GARDEN EXTENDED HOURS: Admission gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

Weekday admission is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission is $7.75 adults, $5.25 for children ages 3-12. Call (803) 779-8717 or visit www.riverbanks.org.

THE BOYHOOD HOME OF WOODROW WILSON: Circa 1859 Presbyterian manse occupied by the family of President Woodrow Wilson as a child during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Original and period antiques, restored house, kitchen and carriage house. 419 Telfair Street. Open 10 a.m. 5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Tours available; groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students under 18 and free for ages five and under.

724-0436.

AUGUSTA GOLF & GARDENS OF THE GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME features beautiful display gardens, as well as bronze sculptures of some of golf’s greatest masters.

Available for rent for a variety of functions. Group discount rates available. Closed Mondays; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4 to 12); free for children 3 and under. Sundays are two for one with a Super Sunday coupon. Annual garden memberships are available. Call 724-4443 or 1-888-874-4443. Also, visit their Web site at www.gghf.org.

FORT DISCOVERY/NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER: Children and adults alike can immerse themselves in the wonders of science through live demonstrations, vir tual realities, Starlab, KidScape and more than 270 hands-on exhibits.

General Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and active military. Group rates available. Half-price admission daily af ter 3 p.m. Operating hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Call 821-0200, 1-800-3255445 or visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org.

REDCLIFFE STATE HISTORIC SITE: 1859 mansion of S.C. Governor James Henry Hammond, held by the family for three generations until 1975. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Monday on the grounds. House tours are noon-3 p.m. by appointment. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Admission to the grounds is free. Fee for house tours is $3 for adults and children ages 6 to 17. For more information, call (803) 827-1473. 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island.

SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER is offering tours of its 100-year-old building. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $1 per person, children free. 826-4700.

HISTORIC COTTON EXCHANGE WELCOME CENTER: Open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Riverwalk. Free.

724-4067.

THE EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: Deemed “the finest 18th century house surviving in Georgia” by the “Smithsonian Guide to Historic America.” Open Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

General admission is $2; senior admission is $1 and children get in for 50 cents. For more information, call 7240436.

Museums THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART hosts exhibitions and special events year-round. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and

Local seniors read to kids ages 8 and under on Tuesdays at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, starting Sept. 3. Storytime begins at 4 p.m., and children should bring a parent, a comfy blanket or chair and snacks. Call the H.O. Weeks Center for details on this free event. major holidays. 1 Tenth Street, Augusta. Call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org for details.

THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 1-4 p.m. ThursdayMonday. For more information, call 556-3448.

LUNCH AT NOON LECTURE SERIES held the second Wednesday of every month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call the museum at 724-3576 for more information.

FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: Elvis impersonator Jeff Barnes per forms from 5:30-7:30 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. gallery spotlight tour, “Ar t as Icon”; adult ar t workshop; “See Yourself in Ar t” auction. For more information, call the museum, 724-7501.

EVENTS AT THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: “Keepers of the Faith: A History of Organized Religion in Augusta” exhibit runs through Nov. 10. August’s film is “Heritage of the Black West” and will be playing, free with admission, continuously in the History Theatre. Brown Bag History Series, noon on Sept. 4, features Rober t R. Turbyfill Jr. speaking on Colonel Daniel MacMurphy and the Revolutionary War Era in Georgia; reservations required.

Bring a lunch and the museum provides a beverage and desser t; free to members, $2 for non-members. Call 7228454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

Special Events BOOK SIGNING at Borders Books and Music: John Meigs will sign his new novel, “Tenure Track,” Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.

Call Borders for information at 737-6962.

BORDER BASH celebrates the football rivalry between the University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina Sept. 13, 5:30 p.m. at Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Plaza.

Par ty with enter tainment by the Swingin’ Medallions, the UGA and USC cheerleaders and the Cat Daddies. $5 admission fee benefits programs at the Medical College of Georgia Children’s Medical Center. Lawn chairs welcome.

For information or to volunteer, call 721-3957 or contact Claire Poteet at 721-4004.

JOB FAIR held at For t Gordon Sept. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., is open to the public. Held at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Building 14401 on 15th Street. For more information, call 791-0795.

AIKEN’S MAKIN’ Sept. 13-14 in downtown Aiken features ar ts and craf ts, family enter tainment and concessions.

Contact the Aiken Chamber of Commerce, (803) 641-1111, for information.

Relax and enjoy your day off at Labor Day Rest Fest in North Augusta. Games, music and food will be featured at Riverview Park Sept. 2. Phone (803) 441-4300 for info.

MISS COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Sept. 21. Open to single ladies ages 17-24 and includes swimsuit, evening gown and talent por tions. Scholarships and other prizes awarded. For entry information, contact Pat Becton at 863-7645 or 228-1661 or Debbie Zapata at 8633754.

AT PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK: Swamp Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 7; Weekday Volunteer Educator Training, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 10; Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Cleanup Day, 9-11 a.m. Sept. 14; Family Dinner at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 19; Full Moon Nature Hike, 9-11 p.m. Sept. 21. For more info, phone 828-2109.

GRANDPARENTS APPRECIATION DAY Sept. 8 at Augusta Golf and Gardens. 2 for 1 admission from 1-5 p.m.; lawn chairs and picnic baskets welcome. Call 724-4443 or visit www.gghf.org.

CUTTING HORSE SHOW Sept. 6-8 at the Hippodrome in Nor th Augusta. Contact Susan Hancock at 823-3325.

WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY COMMAND PROGRAM in Alexander Hall, For t Gordon, Aug. 29 at 1:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, president of Women in Military Service for America Foundation. For information, call 791-6455.

25TH ANNUAL WHISKEY ROAD RACE Sept. 7 in Aiken.

Those registering af ter Sept. 2 must add late registration fee. Five races. First race begins at 7:30 a.m. Call Citizens Park, (803) 642-7761.

COLUMBIA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at PetsMar t. For more info, call 860-5020.

RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND AUGUSTA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS holds pet adoptions at Superpetz off Bobby Jones Expressway every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Call AARF at 364-4747 or visit www.aar f.net.

Adoptions also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter, Tues. through Sun., 1-5 p.m. Call the shelter at 790-6836.

LOW-COST RABIES VACCINATIONS: Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control holds low-cost rabies vaccination clinics the four th Sunday of every month for privately owned pets. $8 per animal. 1 p.m. at Superpetz. Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier. Puppies and kit tens must be three months old and current for all vaccinations. Schedule subject to change, so please call 790-6836 to verify dates and times.

THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Rd. 261PETS.

Out of Town ADOPTION INFORMATION SESSION Sept. 7, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Independent Adoption Center in Tucker, Ga. Call 1-800-385-4016 to make reservations.

AT THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART in Atlanta: “The Mystique of Rene Magrit te: Five Surrealist Paintings From the Menil Collection, Houston,” from Sept. 7 to Dec. 1; “Remembering New York: Photographs of Wolf Von Dem Bussche,” Sept.

10-15; “Building the Collection: American Sculpture,” Sept.

7-Nov. 3; “Beyond Surrealism: Selections From the Permanent Collection,” Sept. 7-Dec. 1. (404) 733-HIGH. 2002 SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO FESTIVAL Sept. 6-8 in Lake City, S.C. Events include ar ts and craf ts, a street

dance, tobacco tying and stringing contest, hot dog eating contest, water balloon wars, beauty pageant, motorcycle rally, live enter tainment, children’s activities and more.

Contact the Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce at (843) 374-8611 for info.

“BRING IN ‘DA NOISE, BRING IN ‘DA FUNK” through Sept.

29 on the Alliance Stage in the Woodruff Ar ts Center in Atlanta. Tickets are $20-$49 and can be obtained by calling the Woodruff Ar ts Center Box Office at (404) 733-5000.

Also, visit www.alliancetheatre.org for info.

SUMMER EVENING CONCERT AT BILTMORE ESTATE in Asheville, N.C. features the Indigo Girls Aug. 31. For reservations, call 1-800-543-2961.

Benefits CHEFS OF AUGUSTA FUNDRAISER Sept. 8, 4 p.m. at the Julian Smith Casino. $15 admission raises money for the Augusta Mini Theatre’s Capital Campaign to build a new community ar ts school. For tickets, call 722-0598.

SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER BLOOD DRIVES in various locations around the CSRA this month. The blood center is urging people of all blood types to donate in order to combat a blood supply shor tage. For detailed information on locations and times to donate, visit www.shepeardblood.org. You may also call Susan Edwards at (803) 6437996 for information on Aiken locations and Nancy Szocinski at 737-4551 for information on all other locations.

CAMP RAINBOW BENEFIT OPEN HORSE SHOW Sept. 7 at the Hippodrome in Nor th Augusta. Open to equestrians of all ages; classes include English, Western, championship and exhibition. Entry fees are $5 for standard classes, $10 for the championship class and $2 for the exhibition class.

Registration at 8 a.m., opening ceremony at 9 a.m.

Spectators admit ted free. To enter, or for more information, call 721-4004.

“CHRISTMAS FOR CHARITIES” GOLF TOURNAMENT Aug. 29 benefits various local charities. Sponsored by the Greater Augusta Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. $60 per person fee includes lunch at noon; tournament begins at 1 p.m. Held at Forest Hills Golf Club. Call Diane Morris, 738-7082, or Pat Campbell, 860-4136, to sign up.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES at the Aiken Red Cross Blood Center on Millbrook Drive and the Augusta Red Cross Blood Center on Pleasant Home Road. The bloodmobile will also stop at various area locations this week. For a complete list, call the Aiken Blood Center at (803) 642-5180 or the Augusta Blood Center at 868-8800.

MUCH OF ADHD MEDICATION?” lecture by Dr. Joseph Frey, director of the At tention Deficit and Learning Evaluation Center. Held 6:30-8 p.m. at the Children’s Medical Center First Floor Conference Center at the Medical College of Georgia. Free and open to the public. Call 7216838.

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FREE AND LOW-COST PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS available at MCG, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, St. Joseph Hospital, University Healthcare System and Doctors Hospital during September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Call the American Cancer Society at 731-9900 for details.

“HOW TO BE PUBLISHED” WORKSHOP, led by Michael Garret t, former editor of Stephen King. Held Sept. 5-7 at Aiken Technical College. Cost is $95 per day workshop or $75 per evening session. For information, call Aiken Technical College’s Continuing Education Division, (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

CANDY MAKING CLASS Sept. 7, 10-11:30 a.m. at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken. All supplies included in class cost: $25 per person for Aiken city residents, plus additional fees for non-residents. Call (803) 642-7631 for info.

BUSINESS WRITING AND GRAMMAR SKILLS WORKSHOP Sept. 5-6 at the Holiday Inn on Gordon Highway. Held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, with registration at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 5. Enrollment fee is $295. Call 1-800-258-7246 or visit www.natsem.com to register.

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following classes: Stained Glass, Yoga, A Prosperous Retirement, Medical Terminology with Basic Anatomy and Physiology, Advanced Medical Coding Par t I and more. Also, ASU offers online courses. For more information, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu.

AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following courses: Creating Web Pages, Hospital Unit Clerk, Emergency Medical Technician Training, Veterinary Assistant, Rape Aggression Defense, Intro to Genealogy, Professional Cooking Program, Writing Workshops and more. Classes begin in September. Aiken Tech also offers Education to Go classes online. For more information or to register, call (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

Health “READING, WRITING AND RITALIN: DO WE EXPECT TOO

HORMONE HEALTH SEMINAR with national educator Lisa Voorhies. Free seminar held at Herbal Remedies on Washington Rd. Aug. 29, 7 p.m. For reservations, call 8549977.

PEACHCARE FOR KIDS AND RIGHT FROM THE START MEDICADE offers free or low-cost health coverage to qualifying families. Coverage includes prenatal care, hospitalization, vaccines, dental and vision care and is available to pregnant women of all ages and to children through age 19.

Contact the RSM Project at 729-2086 or 721-5611 for information.

include Lamaze, breast feeding, parenting and grandparent- 33 ing. Par tners will learn positive suppor t techniques. There are also programs designed to help older siblings adjust to M new family members. Some classes are free, while others E require a fee. Registration is required by calling 774-2825. T

Kids CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History open Monday-Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., September through June. For information, call 7243576.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PETTING ZOO Sept. 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. at For t Discovery. Presented by the Augusta Symphony, the Symphony Friends and For t Discovery.

Musical per formances. Special admission is $5 for adults, children seniors and active military. For information, contact the Augusta Symphony at 826-4705.

YOGA CLASSES at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 a.m. for $45/month or 10:30 a.m. to noon for $55/month. Call 823-6294.

STORYTIME IN THE GARDENS Tuesdays at Hopelands in Aiken, Sept. 3-Oct. 29. At 4 p.m., local seniors will read favorite children’s stories to kids ages 8 and under. All children receive a book to take home. Bring a blanket or chair and snacks; and adult must accompany children to the program. Free. In case of rain, event will be held at the H.O. Weeks Center. (803) 642-7631.

FREE HIV/AIDS TESTING every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Ministry, 922 Greene Street. Free anonymous testing, pre- and post-test counseling and education.

CRAFTS FOR YOUNG MINDS open to ages 6-12 at the Friedman Branch Library Sept. 4. Held 6-7 p.m. For more information, call the library at 736-6758.

HATHA YOGA CLASSES at the St. Joseph Home Health Care Center in Daniel Village Plaza. Held 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday. $10 per class or $60 a month for unlimited classes. Mats are provided, but bring a towel and a water bot tle. Call Tess at 738-2782 for more information.

TUMBLING TOTS Sept. 5-Oct. 17, 5:15-6 p.m. Open to children ages 2-4 and an accompanying adult. Cost is $33 for Aiken city residents and $50.50 for all others. Call (803) 642-7631 for information.

A FREE WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC is held from 6-8 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Salvation Army and Welfare Center, 1383 Greene St. Services include Pap smear, breast exam and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmit ted diseases. For more info or an appointment, call the St. Vincent dePaul Health Center at 828-3444.

W.G. WATSON, M.D., WOMEN’S CENTER CONDUCTS EDUCATION CLASSES at University Hospital. Course topics

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ARTRAGEOUS SUNDAY! CELEBRATE TEN ARTRAGEOUS YEARS AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART Sept. 1 at 2 p.m. Create a painting inspired by your favorite work in the Morris Museum; bir thday cake will also be served.

Admission is free. 724-7501.

SCHOOL’S OUT PRIME TIME activities Sept. 2, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. for children 5-12 years old. Held at the Wheeler Branch of the Family Y. $14 per child pre-registered or $20 per child registering the day of the program. 738-7006.

FALL GYMNASTICS at the Family Y: Session I runs Sept. 3-

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Invites you to begin a journey that leads to full communion with the Catholic Church, founded by Jesus Christ.

For more information or to register for the September Program call 722-4944 or email cww_mht@bellsouth.net Jesus Christ to Saint Peter the first Pope: “You are rock and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her.” — Matthew 16:18

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THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF GREATER AUGUSTA AND THE CSRA offers a variety of classes, including aerobics, quilting, tai chi, Spanish, painting, line dancing, bowling, bridge, crochet, pool/billiards, drawing and pinochle.

For dates and times, phone 826-4480.

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ARTHRITIS AQUATICS offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. Classes meet 99:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. or 12:15-1 p.m. $37.50/month. To register, call 733-5959.

SENIORNET provides adults age 50 and over education for and access to computer technology. Many different courses are offered. Contact the USC-Aiken Continuing Education Office at (803) 641-3563.

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE for the Augusta GreenJackets 2002-2003 season. Home games at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Tickets available at www.tixonline.com or by phone at (803) 278-4TIX. There is also a TIX outlet inside Harmon Optical in Southgate Plaza.

LABOR DAY REST FEST Sept. 2 at Riverview Park in Nor th Augusta features games, music and food. For more information, call (803) 441-4300.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LABOR DAY BARBECUE Sept. 2, beginning at 8 a.m.

Held at the Knights of Columbus, 1501 Monte Sano. Prices for barbecue or hash are $7/pound or $4/pint. Phone orders may be placed at 737-4475 24 hours a day before Sept. 2; ready for pick-up on Labor Day between 8 and 10 a.m. All proceeds benefit charity. For more info, e-mail Aboyajian2@comcast.net.

THE JERRY LEWIS LABOR DAY TELETHON needs local volunteers to fill the following positions: phone operators, pledge verification, pledge tally, green room, production assistant. Groups and individuals welcome.

Telethon is Sept. 2, and volunteers work flexible shif ts. Call 738-8543.

LABOR DAY BARBECUE, sponsored by American Legion Post No. 63, begins at 7 a.m., Sept. 2. Barbecue available by the pound or by take-out plates; cakes also for sale. For more information, contact the American Legion Post No. 63 at 733-9387.

Oct. 25, Session II runs Oct. 28-Dec. 30. Open to toddlers through teens and held once a week at the Wheeler Gymnastics Center. 738-6678.

for teens ages 12-19 held the third Saturday of the month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History. Call 7243576.

ACADEMIC HELP AND TUTORING available Saturdays, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 7226275 to make arrangements.

SIBSHOPS every third Saturday of the month at the MCG Children’s Medical Center Conference Center. This program is designed for siblings of children with special health and developmental needs. Phone 721-KIDS for information.

TEEN ADVISORY COUNCIL AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART begins in September. Members meet weekly to plan museum events for young adults. Applications must be received by Aug. 31 and can be obtained by contacting Victoria Durrer at 828-3865.

GIRLS INCORPORATED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM runs through the end of the 2002-2003 school year. A variety of programs will be offered. Services include van pick-up at select schools, evening drop-off, homework room and hot evening meal. Open to girls in kindergar ten through high school. Open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. for registration star ting Aug. 5. Af ter-school program offered 2:30-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. For more information, call 733-2512.

“INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS” class offered Aug. 30, 9:30-11 a.m. at the Maxwell Branch Library. Phone 793-2020.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SKILLS PROGRAM

WEEKLY STORY SESSIONS at all branch libraries. Visit www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us for more information.

FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum. In addition, there is a tour of the museum. Held 10 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the month. Call 7243576.

Seniors ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZEN’S FISH FRY Sept. 12 at the Belle Terrace Community Center. For information, call 771-2954.

PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS CAN EXERCISE (PACE) meets at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Tuesdays and Thursdays

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ADULT SOCCER LEAGUE REGISTRATION deadline Sept. 4; league play begins Sept. 8. Sunday matches held at the Augusta Soccer Park. For more information, call 854-0149.

ADULT VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION Sept. 4 at the Wilson Branch of the Family Y. Coed recreational leagues open to players 16 years of age and older, and of all ability levels. Games played Mon. and Wed., 6-10 p.m. League play begins Sept. 30 in the Wilson Branch gymnasium. $175 per team; additional players may be added at $25 per person. 733-1030.

THOROUGHBRED RACING HALL OF FAME DOCENTS NEEDED for the upcoming season. Duties include opening and closing the Hall of Fame, greeting visitors and providing information about museum exhibits. Call Lisa Hall, (803) 642-7650 for information.

GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE CSRA is in need of volunteers to mentor and tutor girls ages 5-18 and volunteers willing to share a talent or hobby. Volunteer sessions are between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Orientation Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m. 733-2512.

MARCH OF DIMES CHAIN REACTION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL currently accepting nominations for high school freshmen through juniors to serve on the council. Purpose is to increase awareness of the March of Dimes among high school students while building leadership skills. Deadline for nominations is Sept. 13. Call Tracy Klemens at 733-8438 for a nomination pack.

OLDER AMERICANS ACT SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM is looking for volunteers to serve meals to needy older residents. To volunteer, contact the Senior Citizens Council at 826-4480. For those in need of home-delivered meals, call 210-2018 or toll free at 1-888-922-4464.

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL: New volunteer orientation is scheduled the first Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Schedule subject to change; call 790-6836 to verify dates and times.

THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY is looking for animal lovers willing to donate a lit tle of their time. Volunteers are needed every Saturday at the Pet Center located behind GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Road. Call 261-PETS for more info.

SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER is seeking donors to prevent a blood supply shor tage. To donate call 737-4551, 854-1880 or (803) 643-7996.

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YOUTH MONTHLY SPARRING the last Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., at the Augusta Boxing Club. Call 733-7533.

AUGUSTA RECREATION AND PARKS SUMMER SWIMMING POOLS now open. Pools are located at Dyess Park, May Park, Jones Pool and Fleming Pool. Call 796-5025.

OPEN SWIM at the Smith Hazel pool through August. Held Monday-Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Cost for children is 50 cents and adults pay $1.

Call (803) 642-7755 for more information.

AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS HOME GAMES Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 1-2. Ticket prices range from $6-$8, with discounts for children and seniors. Sundays are Family Fest/Junior Jacket days, Tuesdays are “Two Fer” Tuesdays/Team Trivia and Thursdays are Thirsty Thursdays. For tickets, call 7367889 or go to www.tixonline.com. Also check out www.greenjackets.net.

Volunteer THE BOYHOOD HOME OF PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON is looking for volunteers to help with the daily operation of the house. Interest meeting and complimentary tour for volunteers held at the house Sept. 5 at 9 a.m. Volunteer docents will give tours, plan special events and develop school programs. Docent training held Thursday mornings throughout September at 9 a.m. Call the museum at 7229828 for information.

BIG HELP DAY Sept. 14, 9-11:30 a.m. at the Golden Harvest Food Bank. Volunteers ages 8-12 needed to help sor t donated products. Space is limited, so call to make reservations. 736-1199.

THE AUGUSTA RED CROSS holds its annual meeting Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m., with a social hour at 6:30 p.m. Dinner meeting with 85th anniversary celebration, election of officers for the upcoming year, awards presentation and more.

Open to the public. For reservations, call 724-8483.

AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF PEOPLE FIRST, a self-advocacy group for people with disabilities, holds meetings the last Monday of each month at St. Marks United Methodist Church from 6-8 p.m. For more information, call 399-9869.

Weekly AUGUSTA TOASTMASTERS CLUB #326 meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Advent Lutheran Church. Call 868-8431.

BUSINESS NETWORKERS INTERNATIONAL Augusta Chapter meets every Thursday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. in the Par tridge Inn main dining room. All professionals welcome; breakfast provided for a fee. Call Stuar t Rayburn, 737-0050.

RIVERWALK TOASTMASTERS meets Mondays, 7 p.m. in Classroom 3 at University Hospital. Call Gale Kan, 855-7071.

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Seven Mary Three Brings Straight-Up Rock to Augusta

BY LISA JORDAN

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here’s always two people who yell out ‘Cumbersome,’” says Jason Ross, vocalist for Seven Mary Three, referring to the group’s 1995 hit. “It kind of goes with the territory.”

But Seven Mary Three is more than the sum of its hits off major label debut “American Standard.” They’ve put out three albums since then: 1997’s “Rock Crown,” 1998’s “Orange Ave.,” and their latest release, “The Economy of Sound.”

“We’re one of the few bands that haven’t become huge rock stars,” Ross says. “But we’re one of the bands that didn’t go away, either.”

Credit that to a healthy dose of touring and Seven Mary Three’s work ethic. “We’ve spent the last four years, five years, trying to build a body of work that’s going to withstand fashion,” Ross says. “There’s ballads, there’s songs that are influenced by punk rock, classic rock, altcountry influences. There’s not really anything trendy – there’s no turntables, there’s no horn section. There’s no whistles and bells. It’s pretty much

very traditional.”

On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Seven Mary Three brings that body of work to Crossroads. Ross thinks their brand of straight, unapologetic rock will go over well in Augusta; they’re already popular in similar locales. “We do really good in the Southeast and Southwest and the Midwest,” says Ross.

“I think that the band, we’ll rock for 50 people or 500 or 5,000. It doesn’t matter,” he says. “A lot of what happens during the show is symbiotic.”

Seven Mary Three recently completed the New World Disorder Tour, which paired the band with other hitmakers from the early ‘90s era. “It’s a little retro,” says Ross. “We’re probably the only band on the tour that still has songs that are new that get played on the radio.”

And, Ross says, that’s why you might even know more Seven Mary Three tunes than you think. “We have to play the hits; we have to play a lot of material off the first record,” he admits.

“There’s a certain responsibility you have to the people who spend their hard-earned money to see you play. If we play an hour and 20 minutes, 30

minutes is off the first record. But it’s spaced out, so it really, I think it surprises people too, how many songs they are familiar with.”

When asked if he feels the band’s early success has pigeonholed Seven Mary Three, Ross responds, “Absolutely. I mean, everything that’s successful is going to pigeonhole you, if it’s commercially successful. I grew up in Florida when I was a teen-ager, and we didn’t have a big underground rock scene. For most of the country, that’s how it is. They’re sheep.

There’s nothing wrong with that – that’s what entertainment is – but there was also a part of my life where I put everything away.

“I think you’re only as big as your last hit, and that was a pretty big one.”

But if “Cumbersome” and the other tracks on “American Standard” hooked fans and sheep alike, it’s “Rock Crown” and Seven Mary Three’s subsequent albums that have helped build the band’s fiercely loyal fan base.

“There’s a certain loyalty to our fan base that’s been able to help us bridge the gap between popularity and craftsmanship,” Ross says, speaking about

the mutual allegiance between band and audience. “It’s important for us to give them a little insight into why we do what we do.

“We’ve proffered ourselves as like the guys net door. It’s a strange thing, when you grow up like I did and think the rock star is beyond the scope of the everyman. The bands I was into were the bands where I thought any one could be a rock star if they wanted to be – there was a work ethic involved, integrity. The late ‘90s became more of a pop culture vs. subculture. We’ve tried to bridge the gap, but we haven’t lost.

“A big part of that is trying to bring the fans into our world. It’s a fine line though, at some point. I don’t want to dispel the myth, either, because I think that’s what makes rock and roll so cool.”

If you’re looking for some good solid rock ‘n’ roll come Wednesday night, you know where to head. Crossroads will be hosting Seven Mary Three, along with openers 420 Outback. Kick back and enjoy the ride.

Just don’t be the fool yelling “Cumbersome.”

“I think you’re only as big as your last hit, and – Jason Ross that was a pretty big one.”

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heena would have been proud. Two major projects from the much-missed punksters The Ramones are in the news.

Four of the band’s early ‘80s albums have been reissued and are in stores. “End of the Century,” “Pleasant Dreams,” “Subterranean Dreams” and “Too Much To Die” all have the obligatory bonus tracks, as well as up-to-date remastering. Some of the extras include “Chop Suey,” featuring Debbie Harry from Blondie and B-52’s Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, as well as a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man.” A Ramones tribute set is also due this November, with an eclectic blend of artists performing their favorite tunes from the band. Some of the participants include Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Havana Affair”; Eddie Vedder, “I Believe in Miracles”; Metallica, “53rd and Third”; Kiss, “Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?”; U2, “Beat On the Brat,” and even Tom Waits, who rumbles and grumbles through “Return of Jackie and Judy.” These are just further examples of the major impact the Ramones have had on rockers of all generations.

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These guys work almost as fast as Steely Dan. Classic rockers Boston have never been known for making album deadlines. “Corporate America,” the new studio album from guitarist Tom Scholz and company, has been completed and will be issued this fall. It’s been eight years since their previous LP “Walk On,” and the new disc will only be the fifth album from the arena rockers in their 26-year history. You can check out a couple of the new songs at their official Web site at boston.org. No touring plans have been announced.

Modern rockers Nickelback hit the concert trail next month for a short U.S. tour. Canadian rockers Theory of a Dead will open for the group, which plays a Sept. 22 show at Charlotte’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Nickelback’s latest

album, “Silver Side Up,” has already moved over four million units since its release earlier this year. Nickelback also has a DVD due in late October, “Live at Home,” which was recorded last January in Edmonton. Lead vocalist Chad Kroeger had one of the bigger hits of the summer with his solo rendition of “Hero” from the “Spiderman” soundtrack.

DANGER WILL ROBINSON! Dept.

T-minus and counting. Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, and now ... Lance Bass. Just when you thought that The Osbournes were the most surreal thing going these days, there’s news concerning the ‘N Sync member who just may wind up in space. Amazingly, Bass has received some of the $20 million fee required by the financially strapped Russian Space Agency from major sponsors that include Radio Shack.

It’s also been rumored that Proctor and Gamble and an unnamed soft drink company are also helping foot the bill. So what happens if Bass begins serenading his fellow space travelers? Then there’s “no Tang for you,” because even cosmonauts from Leningrad know that in space, no one can hear you scream.

New albums in stores this week include: The Derek Trucks Band’s “Joyful Noise,” Anthrax’s “We’ve Come For You,” Patricia Barber’s “Verse,” The Black Crowes’ “Live,” Coldplay’s “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” Al DiMeola’s “Inamorata,” Jimmy Fallon’s “The Bathroom Wall,” Bob Geldof’s (ex-Boomtown Rats) “Sex, Age, and Death,” Wynton Marsalis’ “All Rise,” John Ma Dioramayall and the Bluesbreakers’ “Stories,” Queens of the Stone Age’s “Songs for the Deaf,” Lee Ritenour’s “Rit’s House,” Duncan Sheik’s “Daylight,” and Silverchair's “Diorama.”

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Turnage Band Richard’s Place - DJ Mike the Outlaw Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke The Shack - DJ Buckwheat Shannon’s - Glenn Beasley Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Horseshoe Tournament Soul Bar - Deathstar, Michael The Spot - Live DJ Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Time Piecez - ‘80s Night Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Thursday, 29th

Aiken Brewing Co. - DJ Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Club Incognito - DJ Mike Scratch, Bikini Contest Coconuts - DJ Coliseum - Miss Coliseum Newcomer Pageant Continuum - Playa*Listic Thursday Cotton Patch - Dennis Hall Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Eagle’s Nest - Richardean Norwood, Michael Johnson, Karaoke Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draws Fishbowl Lounge - Blind-Draw Dar ts Fox’s Lair - Quiet Storm Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Greene Street’s - Men’s National Karaoke Contest Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe’s Underground - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Last Call - Ma x from 95 Rock hosts Barroom Olympics, DJ Richie Rich Logan’s Roadhouse - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Pool League Marlboro Station - Talent Night Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - House Music Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Open Mic Night Rhy thm and Blues Exchange - Sabo and the Scorchers Richard’s Place - DJ Mike the Outlaw, Pool League Robbie’s Sports Bar - Pool and Dar t Leagues Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke Salsa’s Bar and Grill - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks The Shack - Bar Bingo Shannon’s - Jason Sikes Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Open Acoustic Jam Soul Bar - Poetry Slam Sports Pub and Grill - Spor ts Trivia The Spot - Feature DJ Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Friday, 30th

American Legion Post No. 63 - Funtime Band Back yard Tavern - Karaoke, Horseshoes Big Iron Saloon - Magic Hat Borders - Chip McDonald Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Charlie O’s - Live Music Coconuts - Miss Hawaiian Tropic with DJ Doug Coliseum - Claire Storm Continuum - High-Energy Dance with Dark Star Cotton Patch - Bamboo Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - 420 Outback, Lithium D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Euchee Creek Sports Bar - Karaoke Finish Line Cafe - DJ Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks Fox’s Lair - Thom Carlton Gordon Club - Flavor Fridays Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Hangnail Gallery - The Rif f Raf f Kings,

Sunday, 1st

Don’t let the name fool you – Silence is anything but. They promise a good time this Saturday at the Red Lion Pub with straight, in-your-face rock.

Gearbox, Cycle Highlander - DJ Ty Bess Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys The Infield Sports Bar & Grill - Karaoke Joe’s Underground - Joe and Friends Kokopelli’s - Bind, Jemani Last Call - Dakota West, Tony Howard, DJ Richie Rich Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Blind Draws Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - DJ Boriqua Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Partridge Inn - Canthonica Patti’s - Free Pool Private I - Disco Red Lion - Turn, Elosha Rhy thm and Blues Exchange - The Melvin Turnage Band Richard’s Place - Midnight Magic Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Night with DJ The Shack - DJ Doober Shannon’s - Steve Chapell, Bar t Bell Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - Disco Hell The Spot - Ms. Behavin’ Competition Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Saturday, 31st Back yard Tavern - Karaoke

Big Iron Saloon - Magic Hat Borders - John Wataha Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Charlie O’s - Live Music, Military Night Coconuts - DJ Doug Coliseum - Rabionne Continuum - Equilibrium, Undermind Cotton Patch - Bamboo Country Ranch - Karaoke Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - Crankshaf t, Beam D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - DJ, Dar t Tournament, Karaoke Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks, Blind-Draw Dar ts Gordon Club - Salsa Night Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe’s Underground - Red-Headed Stepchild Kokopelli’s - 13 Stories Last Call - Tony Howard, DJ Richie Rich Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - Miami Night with DJ Boriqua Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Barroom Olympics Private I - Disco, Live Jazz and R&B Rae’s Coastal Cafe - Live Music Red Lion - Silence Rhy thm and Blues Exchange - The Melvin

Adams Nightclub - Dance Par ty with DJ Tim Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford and The Last Bohemian Quar tet Cotton Patch - Jack Drummond Country Ranch - Pool Tournament Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draw Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Logan’s Roadhouse - Trivia Marlboro Station - Starlight Cabaret with Claire Storm and Lauren Alexander Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Rhy thm and Blues Exchange - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G The Shack - Live Enter tainment Shannon’s - Tony Howard The Spot - Live DJ

Monday, 2nd

Coliseum - Q.A.F. Continuum - Monday Madness with DJ Freeman Crossroads - Club Sin Dance Par ty Elks Lodge - Line Dancing Finish Line Cafe - Open Pool Tournament Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Honk y Tonk - Blues Monday featuring Robbie Ducey Band and Special Guest Kokopelli’s - Dar t Teams Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Dar ts Michael’s - Karaoke with Hugh Barrow Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Red Lion - F&B Karaoke Richard’s Place - Dar ts Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Lessons The Shack - DJ Patrick Snook’s - Free Pool

Tuesday, 3rd

Adams Nightclub - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t American Legion Post No. 63 - Bingo Club Incognito - DJ Mike Scratch Coliseum - Tournament Tuesday Crossroads - Club Sin Dance Par ty Docker’s - Pool Tournament D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Elks Lodge - Line Dancing Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Hooters - Bike Night

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Soul Bar - Live Jazz The Spot - Live DJ TGI Friday’s - Trivia Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

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Ph Balance - Soul Bar - Sept. 7 Widespread Panic’s “The Earth Will Swallow You,” Redbelly, In Like Flynn - Jessye Norman Amphitheatre - Sept. 8 Tom Conlon - Vineyard Community Church Sept. 15 63rd Anniversary of Big Red and Swanee Quintet - Bell Auditorium - Oct. 6 Charlie Daniels - Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds Oct. 17

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Aaron Carter - Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, S.C. Aug. 30 Mad Margritt - The Of fice, Atlanta - Aug. 30-31 Tesla, Vince Neil, Skid Row - House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - Aug. 31 Trace Adkins, Diamond Rio - Anderson Music Hall, Hiawassee, Ga. - Aug. 31 Lorrie Morgan - Alabama Theatre, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - Sept. 1 The Anger Management Tour with Eminem Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - Sept. 4 The Charms - Fado, Atlanta - Sept. 4, 18 Jump, Little Children - The Handlebar, Greenville, S.C. - Sept. 5; Music Farm, Charleston, S.C. - Sept. 6 Cruxshadows - Masquerade, Atlanta - Sept. 6 Gov’t Mule - The Classic Centet Theatre, Athens, Ga. - Sept. 6 Superdrag, Love Apple - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - Sept. 6 Of Montreal - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - Sept. 7

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The Melvin Turnage Band is coming all the way from St. Louis, Mo., to play everything from Motown to James Brown Friday and Saturday at the Rhythm and Blues Exchange.

Rolling Stones - Turner Field, Atlanta - Oct. 26 Many tickets are available through TicketMaster outlets, by calling 828-7700, or online at w w w.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be available through Tix Online by calling 278-4TIX or online at w w w.tixonline.com. Night Life listings are subject to change without notice.

Deadline for inclusion in Night Life calendar is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Contact Rhonda Jones by calling 738-1142, fa xing 736-0443 or e-mailing to rhonda_jones@metspirit.com.

Club Directory Adams Nightclub - 738-8811 Aiken Brewing Co. - (803) 502-0707 American Legion Post 63 - 733-9387 The Backyard Tavern - 869-8695 Big Iron Saloon - 774-9020 Bhoomer’s Lounge - 364-3854 Borders - 737-6962 Cafe Du Teau - 733-3505 Capri Cinema - Eighth and Ellis Street Charlie O’s - 737-0905 Club Incognito - 836-2469 Coconuts - 738-8133 Coliseum - 733-2603 Continuum - 722-2582 Cot ton Patch - 724-4511 Country Ranch - (803) 867-2388 Coyote’s - 560-9245 Crossroads - 724-1177 Docker’s - (803) 302-1102 D. Timm’s - 774-9500 Eagle’s Nest - 722-5541 Elks Lodge - 855-7162 Euchee Creek Spor ts Bar - 556-9010 Finish Line Cafe - 855-5999 Fishbowl Lounge - 790-6810 Fox’s Lair - 828-5600 Fraternal Order of Eagles - 790-8040 French Market Grille West - 855-5111 Gordon Club - 791-6780 Greene Street’s Lounge - 823-2002 Hangnail Gallery - 722-9899 Highlander - 278-2796 Honky Tonk - 560-0551 Hooters - 736-8454 The Infield - 652-1142 Jerri’s Place - 722-0088 Joe’s Underground - 724-9457

Kokopelli’s - 738-1881 Last Call - 738-8730 Logan’s Roadhouse - 738-8088 Lucky Ladies Bar and Grill - 651-0110 Marlboro Station - (803) 644-6485 Metro Coffeehouse - 722-6468 Michael's- 733-2860 Modjeska - 303-9700 Mulligan’s Nitelife - 738-1079 Par tridge Inn - 737-8888 Pat ti’s - 793-9303 Pizza Joint - 774-0037 The Playground - 724-5399 Private I - 793-9944 Rae’s Coastal Cafe - 738-1313 Red Lion Pub - 736-7707 Rhythm and Blues Exchange - 774-9292 Richard’s Place - 793-6330 Robbie’s Spor ts Bar - 738-0866 Safari Lounge Aiken - (803) 641-1100 Salsa’s Bar & Grill - 855-6868 The Shack - 441-0053 Shannon's - 860-0698 Silver Bullet Lounge - 737-6134 Snook’s - (803) 278-2936 Somewhere In Augusta - 739-0002 The Soul Bar - 724-8880 The Spot - (803) 819-0095 Spor ts Pub and Grill - 432-0448 Squeaky’s Tip-Top - 738-8886 Surrey Tavern - 736-1221 TGI Friday’s - 736-8888 Time Piecez - 828-5888 Treybon - 724-0632 Veracruz - 736-4200 Wheeler Tavern - 868-5220 Whiskey Junction - (803) 649-0794

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lastic surgeons told The Wall Street Journal in August that requests for designer navel and nipple surgery are increasing (probably brought on by the skin-revealing tops women wear), with slim, horizontal-oval navels preferred (a preference also found by panelists in a 2000 surgical journal article), and firm, prominent nipples seen almost as an “accessory” for the excitingly dressed woman. (Almost all such U.S. surgery is in conjunction with tummy tucks or breast enhancement, but navel sculpting as stand-alone surgery has been popular for several years in Japan.)

• Update: In July, a Texas district judge ruled that any professional thoughts that software engineer Evan Brown had in his head during his 10 years with DSC Communications (now Alcatel USA Inc.) belonged to the company even though they may never have been expressed in any tangible form. (News of the Weird reported DSC’s filing of this lawsuit in 1997.) Brown had signed a contract agreeing that DSC owned any “invention” or anything “conceived” on the job but said he actually began thinking about his high-level source code solution 12 years before he started work at DSC. Motiveless Crimes • Nathan A. Williams, 18, admitting that he robbed a convenience store in White River Junction, Vt., in July, told the judge, “I still don’t know quite to this day why I did it.” And Gerald Fitzgerald, 73, pleading guilty to a series of petty crimes in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in July: “I don’t know why (I did it).” And Ms. Rie Fujii, 24, pleading guilty in Calgary, Alberta, in June to abandoning her children while she partied: “I don’t know why.” And Darlene Eva Gallant, 41, sentenced to two years in prison in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, in May for maliciously injecting her grandson with insulin: “I hurt someone more precious than my life, and I don’t even know why.” And pharmacist Robert Courtney, pleading guilty in Kansas City, Mo., in February to diluting customers’ cancer drugs: “I keep asking myself, ‘Why?’” Cultural Diversity • The several African nations’ soccer teams that rely on witchcraft to give them an edge were confounded at this year’s World Cup when Senegal almost made it to the semifinals after supposedly rejecting that strategy and competing solely on ability. Teams from Ivory Coast and Mali have been in the news this year for their relentless black-magic beliefs (e.g., animal parts buried on the soccer field at midnight; hexing spells by witch doctors on a team’s sideline). In February, a Cameroon assistant coach was dragged

off the field by Mali military personnel after he was suspected of wielding a lucky charm.

• The traditional, manure-based “Many Weed Tea,” taken by generations of rural black families in Alabama as a cold and flu remedy, is fading away despite continued testimonials to its effectiveness, according to a June Birmingham News story. Its recipe calls for forming a tea bag of cloth and filling it with two open lemons, stalks of the lavender plant, honey and several dried cow patties, preferably containing visible, undigested leaves and twigs. The brew is supposedly safe for humans provided that it is boiled long enough before steeping.

Latest Messages From Above • A group of Christian protestors disrupted a pagans’ spring equinox ceremony in Lancaster, Calif., in March by blasting their car stereos to drown out the songs and chants of 300 witches and warlocks. What apparently really set off the Christians was the pagans’ merry attempt at “animal sacrifice,” which they accomplish by fonduing a candy bunny. When a pagan leader yelled “Sacrifice the chocolate rabbit,” the Christians leaped from their cars and advanced on them, but violence was averted.

• Bishop C. Vernie Russell’s Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church (Norfolk, Va.) has raised $340,000 from its congregation in 14 months for the specific purpose of helping randomly chosen members (59 so far) to get out of debt by having their credit-card bills paid off by the church, according to a June Wall Street Journal report. At the special, monthly “debt liquidation revival,” congregants dance and chant, “stomping” the devil, who is believed to be the cause of the credit-card debt in the first place.

Lucky winners must cut up their cards and attend counseling, and Russell believes “cured” borrowers are much better tithers.

• More Violence in Jerusalem: In July, Ethiopian Orthodox Christian monks brawled with monks from the Coptic Christian Church of Egypt at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (the site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection) after an Egyptian on the roof moved his chair into the shade. The roof space and all other space and furniture in the church have been allocated by agreement among various Christian organizations, and the Egyptian was said to have crossed a line, provoking the Ethiopians to respond by throwing rocks, iron bars and chairs. Seven Ethiopians and four Egyptians were injured.

Unclear on the Concept • Greeting the arrival of singer R. Kelly (“I Believe I Can Fly”) at the courthouse in Chicago on Aug. 7 for a hearing on the 21 counts of child pornography he has been charged with were 40 children, yelling support and wearing T-shirts reading “Not Guilty,” “Case Dismissed,” and “Kill his name/Kill the fame/That’s the game,” among other messages. Said organizer Janet Edmond, “(People) need to stop looking at all the negative stuff and start looking at the good things R. Kelly is doing. (K)ids need something to reach for. They have no role models.”

— Chuck Shepherd © United Press Syndicate

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Brezsny's Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

I sometimes supplement my astrological analyses with garbageological research. Sifting through someone’s rubbish can provide rich data that enhance the insights gleaned from more heavenly meditations. Knowing how crucial it is for you Rams to specialize in purification right now, I studied your tribe’s debris as I prepared your horoscope. After sending out a call through my grapevine, I got permission to paw through the trashcans of 22 Aries folks. My conclusion: You’re holding back! You should be throwing away much, much more: stuff that has outlived its usefulness, supposedly valuable belongings that you never touch, mementos that keep you enslaved to decaying dreams. … Please understand that you’re at the heart of the purging and cleansing season.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

You now have access to the wonderful abundance of the primal phallus. Before you giggle, let me remind you that while the meaning of “phallus” includes the mere penis, it also goes far beyond. It is a mythic symbol of procreative power; the archetype of nature’s restless urge to regenerate itself; a force both physical and psychic, generous and fierce, protective and demanding. And you, Taurus, are now sitting atop a huge, throbbing source of this vital force.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

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Even if you are an elite member of the cognoscenti or a pampered celebrity who hasn’t made your own toast in ten years, I suggest you try on the virtues of the working class approach to life. That means thinking with your body, being willing to get your hands dirty, and striving to create useful things.

Coming at the world from this angle will ensure that your fine mind won’t lead you astray with sterile theories in the week ahead. If you want to know the bottom-line truth, listen to your physical feelings.

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My daughter Zoe’s fifth grade teacher Dave DeMartini once told me that when kids reach the age of 11, they’re likely to fire you as their manager. If you’re lucky, though, they’ll rehire you as their agent. In other words, children on the verge of adolescence no longer want your controlling direction, but may be interested in your thoughtful advice. I mention this, Cancer, because the astrological omens suggest you’re due for a similar transition with certain reliable authorities and experts in your life. It’s time to take back some of the power they have over you. If they cooperate, consider offering them a new position in which you’re less dependent on them.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“Dear Rob Brezsny: I’m curious as to what you’re like in person. Sometimes you seem to have this 1970s Las Vegas detective persona — tinted shades, very charming with the ladies and popular with the men. Other times I get a time-traveler vibe, like you’re visiting from a tantric wizard commune a hundred years in the future. When’s your next public appearance? I want to meet you. -Sagittarian Explorer.” Dear Sagittarian: I’m glad I’m a mystery to you. If I can avoid getting enmeshed in people’s projections and expectations, I preserve my freedom to be myself and ensure that the gifts I give are inspired more by my desire to serve than by my ego’s tricks. By the way, that’s a good theme for you Centaurs to meditate on now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Now is actually a better time to trot out your New Year’s resolutions than January 1. Here are a few to get you started. 1. Resolve to stop fantasizing about work while you’re making love. (Vice versa is OK, though.) 2. Resolve to learn the difference between interesting puzzles that inspire you to mutate and boring riddles that numb your soul. 3. Resolve to stand on a hilltop and belly laugh in the direction of heaven until you have a spiritual orgasm. 4. Resolve to not let what you can’t do interfere with what you 4 “Make ___

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

At the bottom of a certain footlocker in a rundown garage at the edge of the city, there lies a fragment of magic that would change everything for you. If you communed with this thing even briefly, it would revolutionize your theories about how the world works. You would understand a series of past events whose enigmatic meaning has made it impossible to figure out the core purpose of your life. Alas, you will never locate this fragment of magic, Scorpio — not this week, not in a million years. Curiously, though, meditations you carry out in the coming days can achieve the same effect as if you had actually found the thing. Try this: Close your eyes and visualize a vivid fantasy in which you track down and open up that footlocker.

The high point of my book tour was at the huge Barnes and Noble store in New York City. Over 200 people showed up. They listened intently, asked great questions, and bought 72 copies of my book, “The Televisionary Oracle.” The low point of the tour was in Atlanta, where nine folks straggled in to a small store next to a Pizza Hut at a strip mall just off the interstate. Total sales there: three. I’m proud to say, though, that I gave my best effort at both gigs. As disappointed and embarrassed as I felt in Atlanta, I acted as if my tiny audience was just as important as the New York crowd. I hope my behavior can serve as an inspiration to you in the coming days, Leo, when you’ll face a similar test.

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Unexpected love songs are welling up within you, Libra — cries of the heart that are both ancient and fresh. Even if you think you can’t carry a tune, I urge you to unleash them with reckless glee, poignant ferocity, or both. If they seem monstrous or mortifying at first, trust them to evolve.

Surrender to whatever uncanny or clichéd lyrics spill forth from the abyss of your longing. You need this release, my dear. The future of your emotional health and wealth requires you to tap into the unquenchably joyful, agonizingly sweet source where your deepest desires originate.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

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Have you sworn any sacred oaths lately? Or are you more comfortable with short-term promises and fleeting sensations? Have you made any brave commitments that will ask you to go deeper and farther than you’ve ever dared before? Or do you prefer the cheap excitement of bouncing along from surprise to surprise without any game plan? Have you cast any magic spells on yourself to release your subconscious mind from the old fixations that sap your power to pursue your dreams? Or are you still too fidgety to begin your life’s work in earnest and too terrified of maturity to give up the obsessions that have both entertained you and driven you crazy all these years?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

To all of you with McJobs, I proclaim: There’s no excuse for you not getting a real job by next March.

Start dreaming and scheming about how to make it happen. To any of you who suffer from the enervating effect of McAmbitions and therefore aren’t bursting with energy every morning, I declare: Let the McFire in your belly die out. Then hunt down some better fuel and ignite a fresh blaze. To those of you who’ve risen to a position beyond your competence, I say: Don’t tolerate McSkills in yourself.

Demand that you live up to higher standards, or else find capacities you’ll be more motivated to excel at.

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I predict this week will be a dicey, ticklish, but ultimately ennobling 168-hour masterpiece featuring guest appearances by several members of your personal hall of fame — including one future star you don’t fully appreciate yet. The tone for this epic will be set when you’re prompted to change your relationship with the one thing that would be hardest to live without. Before you know it, you’ll be invited to explore what’s way under the tip of the iceberg, and not long after that you will be asked to prove that freedom is never permanent but must be reinvented and reclaimed constantly.

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have a very good male friend I do a lot of things with. I can see that he likes me very much and wants to pursue a relationship with me, but he just doesn’t do it for me as a boyfriend. Recently, he went away for a month. While he was away, I put a lot of ef for t into meeting guys who are boyfriend material. There are two, at the moment, that I think might be possibilities. What should I do about my friend? If he finds out I’m “on the market,” he’ll be very upset. If one of these possibilities becomes a reality, it will break his heart. Either way, I’m likely to lose a very good friend.

—Friendly Quandary

What happened? Your ego wanted to adopt a dog, but you decided to get it a man instead?

Now, men do have their merits, such as the ability to distinguish between $300 Sergio Rossi pumps and a $3 rawhide bone. Most will only bite the FedEx guy under ex tenuating circumstances. And most will even go that ex tra 1/500th of a mile to get a glass of water from the kitchen, instead of get ting down on all fours and slurping from the toilet bowl. Not only do many men make great pets, they can be wonder ful friends, too. Of course, I don’t have to tell you this, since you refer to the person you’re writing about as your “very good male friend.”

Unfor tunately, as far as what he gets from you in return for his friendship — well ... with friends like you, who needs ... goldfish?

You’ve got this poor guy puppy-dogging af ter you. Like the eighth-grade class geek, his pickup moves are probably indiscernible from a cer tain medical condition remedied with Metamucil and crates of prunes. Probably as long as you’ve known him, he’s been sneaking glances skyward, waiting for the clouds to open up and reveal a big, lighted thumbs-up sign — the signal that it’s finally his moment to be with you.

His secret, of course, is no secret to you. If only you weren’t so busy enjoying the ego massage, you might have grabbed a crowbar, pried yourself out of your laziness and selfinterest, and told him your secret — that you’ll be his girlfriend sometime in early Never. Evidently, you’re one of those people who will do any thing for your friends — anything that doesn’t cause you even the most

microscopic emotional or physical inconvenience. That makes you not much of a friend — that is, unless you define friendship as something like “having somebody to stand nex t to me on the street so people won’t think I’m nuts when I talk to myself.” (Isn’t that what cell phones are for?)

Real friendship is something very much like a love relationship, but without the sucking face.

Loving isn’t something that hits you over the head like a flowerpot. It’s something you do.

The same goes for being somebody’s friend.

It’s an activity; an active concern for somebody else’s happiness. It sometimes involves unpleasant tasks, such as meting out the awful truth — “On my hot list, you fall somewhere bet ween Bilbo Baggins and rot ting produce”— or rather, as lit tle of the truth as it takes to train the puppy boy to star t panting af ter somebody who’s a possibility for him. If you love something (but don’t lust af ter it), set it free. If it comes back to you, whack it with a rolled up newspaper until it gets the message.

My relationship with the guy I’ve been seeing for the past year hasn’t progressed at all — it feels like perpetual dating. I’m 34, and I want more at this point in my life, but it appears that he, at 39, does not. I know it’s time to call it quits, but I’ve been holding onto the dream of what could be and denying the reality of what isn’t. Can you give me any good breakup tips other than the obvious “Just do it!”?

—Stall-Minded If you frequent nursing homes, you probably hear a lot of old people croaking stuf f like, “Youth is wasted on the young,” not, “I wish I’d spent more time cleaning out the lint trap in the dryer.” If you aspire to be like them, keep up the good work. Time flies while you’re having a really mediocre time with a guy who won’t give you what you want. It shouldn’t be all that long before you’re hunched over the canasta table, complaining that life is wasted on the alive. The alternative is living as if you could, at any moment, be crushed by a falling piano ... recognizing, at the same time, that you’re highly likely to make it to tomorrow with a skull that’s piano-bench free.

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WORTH YOUR WHILE Friendly, easygoing, laid-back SWF, 20, 5’5”, 150lbs, brown/blue, loves music, dancing, horseback riding. Seeking SWM, 22-26. ☎965903 WAITING TO HAPPEN DWF, 45, 5’4”, brown/green, likes sports, music, dining out. Seeking serious, honest, hardworking SWM, 40-55. ☎965902 MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY SWF, 5’7”, red hair, green eyes, full-figured, 34, good-looking, clean, sociable, enjoys quiet times, sewing, movies, cooking.

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SBF, 33, N/S, full-figured, enjoys reading, long drives, the outdoors. Seeking caring, understanding SBM, 25-38. ☎965855 THAT GIRL DWF, 39, brown/brown, attractive, financially secure, enjoys travel, loves to be spoiled.

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Seeking SM, 28-39, confident, for friendship. ☎965909 LET’S GET TOGETHER SWF, 45, 5’5”, blonde/green, smoker, enjoys dancing, movies, dining out, reading, beach, mountains, up for anything. Seeking SWM, 40-49, similar interests. ☎965901 NEEDLE IN HAYSTACK BF, 42, 5’6”, long silky black hair, attractive, voluptuous, sociable, educator, enjoys computers, walks, movies, singing, instruments.

Seeking serious-minded, fun-loving SM, 4060. ☎965878 AN AUTUMN SPECIAL Hard-working WF, 38, 5’4”, 100lbs, blonde/ brown, enjoys biking, watersports, cooking, and travel. Seeking WM, 35-50, for possible LTR. ☎965904 GIVE ME A CALL SWF, 50, looking for friendship, possible LTR with SWM, 48-53. ☎965917 BEING YOURSELF SBF, 27, N/S, 5’6”, 180lbs, brown/brown, open-minded, fun-loving, enjoys bowling, poetry, movies, quiet evenings. Seeking strong-minded SBM, 26-39. ☎965916 MUCH MORE!!

SWF, 32, 5’3”, full-figured, reddish/brown hair, brown eyes, enjoys swimming, poetry, horseback riding, shooting pool. Seeking secure, respectful SWM, 29-49. ☎965914 SOMEONE JUST FOR ME DWPF, 44, 5’5”, 135lbs, very pretty, ethereal, enjoys gardening, reading, working, animals.

Seeking SCM, 40-50, with similar interests. ☎965913 THE TWO OF US Beautiful, romantic SBF, 39, 5’6”, long black hair, enjoys swimming, ballgames, dancing, singing, movies. Seeking outgoing, clever SBM, 40-60. ☎965908 UNDER THE STARS SWF, 52, enjoys fishing, dancing, spending time with grand children. Seeking SWM, 5058, to spend quality time with. ☎965906 SLIM GUYS ONLY Reserved, shy DWF, 54, 5’, 154lbs, enjoys travel, Murphy, NC area, country music.

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LOOKING FOR LTR SM, 41, 5’10’’, likes playing basketball, chess, long walks, picnics. Would like to meet a woman who has the same interests. ☎594412 LIFE IS FUN Sensitive SBM, 44, enjoys bowling and sports.

Seeking woman, 25-50, for LTR. ☎553053 BE MY KING Are you SBM, 38-49, seeking a serious relationship? Attractive, very outgoing BF, 43, who enjoys dining, reading, sports. ☎965877

OUTGOING SEEKS SAME SM, 35, who enjoys gardening, working out, sports, fishing, long walks in the park, would like to meet an outgoing man for LTR. ☎594617 YOUNG MAN WANTED GWM, 22, brown/brown, pretty good-looking, in search of cute, down-to-earth GWM for movies, dinners, shopping, roller blading. ☎576230 GIVE LOVE; GET LOVE BACK SM, 35, 6’2’’, 190lbs, black hair, medium build, seeks understanding, achieved man who is escalating himself in life. ☎576303 ARE YOU MR. RIGHT? SWM, 51, 5’8’’, 150lbs, likes dining out, quiet evenings, walks and hugs. Seeking SWM, 2035, slim build, with similar interests. ☎584644 BEYOND SWM, 32, 5’11”, 155lbs, light hair, looking for good time with GM, 18-45, ☎966003 WAITING FOR THE ONE GWM, 18, 6’, 130lbs, blond hair, likes long walks, horseback riding. Seeking GWM, 1820, with similar interest. ☎966002 YOU NEVER KNOW Fun-loving, easygoing GWM, 51, 5’11”, 200lbs, enjoys cooking, movies, fishing, walking. Seeking interesting GWM, 18-33, who’s full of life. ☎966036 NICE Outgoing, nice SBM, 31, 5’8”, 153lbs, seeks sexy SBM, 25-39, ☎966022 NEED SOMEONE SPECIAL In your life? SBM, 46 young, 5’5”, 125lbs, oldfashioned, seeks sincere SM, 23-35, special friend and conversation. Let’s talk. ☎965995 BE MY TEDDYBEAR Athletic SBM, 23, college student, enjoys basketball. Seeking heavyset SWM, 35-48. ☎966035 WARM AND LOVING GWM, 18, 5’8”, 145lbs, blue eyes, outgoing, friendly, loves shopping, arts & crafts, photography. Seeking GM, 18-45, for a committed relationship. ☎966034 AWAITING YOUR CALL Outgoing SWM, 38, likes drinking, playing pool. Seeking fun-loving SWM, 25-45, for good times, future commitment. ☎966032 MAKE IT HAPPEN SBM, 32, 5’11”, adventurous, likable, likes drawing, more. Seeking SAM, 18-35, respectful, fun-loving, for LTR. ☎966031 QUIET TIMES Well-built SWM, 48, enjoys hiking, movies, dining out, beach walks. Seeking SWM, 3540, for intimate relationship. ☎966030 SPECIAL SOMEONE Open-minded GWM, 38, seeks GWM, 30-50, for LTR. ☎966021 WHAT DO YOU WANT? SWM, 31, 5’8”, 175lbs, masculine, muscular, passionate, dedicated, open, enjoys simple things, time with friends. Seeking SWM, 3045, for LTR. ☎966019 GET TO KNOW ME SBM, 30, N/S, enjoys having a good time.

Seeking SBM, 20-40. ☎966018 TRY NEW THINGS SWM, 45, outgoing, sociable, open-minded, enjoys fishing, golfing, reading, quiet times.

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Hoping to meet a woman with a willingness to enjoy life. ☎566252 ZEST FOR LIFE Articulate, adventurous WF, 32, 5’8”, brown/ brown, enjoys animals, running, movies and dining. Looking for WF, 25-40, for friendship. ☎965827 I’M LOOKING 4 U Easygoing, loyal SBF, 31, 5’3”, 155lbs, security officer, people person, fun-loving, nice, caring, honest, enjoys bowling, movies, cuddling at home. Seeking trustworthy, outgoing SBF, 2635, for friendship, maybe LTR. ☎965835 ISO SOMEONE SPECIAL Fun-loving, romantic, sincere SBPF, 25, 5’1”, 170lbs, enjoys shopping, cooking, dining out.

Seeking open-minded, romantic, fun-loving SBF, 21-28. ☎965842

FRIENDS FIRST SBF, 40, 5’3”, 160lbs, laid-back, outgoing, enjoys reading movies, cuddling and dining out. Seeking SBF, 30-55, for friendship first. ☎965834 YOUNG AT HEART Active GWF, 60, 5’5”, 122lbs, brown hair, enjoys meeting new people, dining out, short trips.

Seeking plus-sized GWF, 45-60. ☎965820 SECURITY GUARD Laid-back female, 41, likes movies, dining out, cooking, quiet evenings. Seeking similarminded male for companionship. ☎589877 GIVE ME A CALL GBF, 20, down-to-earth, likes dancing, movies, walks in the park. Seeking GF, 21-35, for friendship and conversation. ☎965826 KIND AND CARING GBF, 24, 5’2”, 170lbs, blond hair, energetic, loving, enjoys movies, shopping, cooking. Seeking romantic, outgoing GBF, 21-27. ☎965819 SOMETHING SPECIAL Bi-SWF, 41, attractive, kind of shy, smoker.

Wants to meet a SWF, 30-45, for special times together. ☎965841 YOU DECIDE GBF, 21, 5’7”, 140lbs, enjoys quiet times at home. Seeking fun GBF, 19-28, for conversation and possibly more. ☎965840 WOULDN’T IT BE NICE? Shy, honest GWF, 40, 5’1”, 128lbs, salt & pepper hair, brown eyes, loves outdoor activities, traveling. Seeking GWF, 30-45. ☎965839 UP FOR GOOD TIMES GBF, 20, 5’3”, 130lbs, friendly, outgoing, loves meeting new people, reading, writing. Seeking outgoing, friendly GBF, 19-25. ☎965838 SEARCHING FOR U! SBF, 18, 5’4”, 132lbs, attractive, reserved, likes reading, music, family times. Seeking outgoing, down-to-earth, funny SBF, 18-45, for friendship. ☎965837 ISO YOU SBF, 25, mother, adventurous, N/S, loves art, poetry, animals. Seeking SBF, 25-35, goaloriented, for a casual relationship. ☎965836

IT COULD BE SWEET Laid-back SBF, 25, 5’4”, medium-built, into chats, pool, various films, music, books.

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Seeking GF, 21-30, who likes kids and doesn’t play games. ☎965829 LET’S GET TOGETHER SF, 24, 5’4”, 185lbs, dark brown hair, likes singing and family-oriented activities.

Seeking SBF, 22-33, for friendship, possibly more. ☎965828 GIVE ME A RING Cute SBF, 30-something, seeks attractive SF, 25-45, for friendship, maybe more. No games. ☎965825 WHY NOT? GBF, 24, 5’4”, 145lbs, dark-skinned, short hair, has a wide variety of interests. Seeking GF, 2130, for friendship and conversation. ☎965824 WASTE NO TIME GBF, 36, enjoys dining out, cooking, dining out. Seeking attractive, open-minded, fun, nice GF, 25-45, for friendship and possibly more. ☎965823 LOOKING FOR A QUEEN SBF, 30, one child, articulate, athletic, sense of humor, enjoys dancing. Seeking SF, 24-35, for conversation, friendship. No head games. ☎965822 SOMETHING DIFFERENT SWF, 41, 5’3”, 115lbs, blue-eyed blond, enjoys casual drinking, movies, dining.

Seeking WF, 35-45, with similar interests, for fun, exciting times. ☎965821

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706-733-2603 • www.ColiseumAugusta.com Club Incognito Swingers 1923 Walton Way Parking & Entrance in back on Heckle St. Enter Upstairs Only Every Friday & Saturday 9:00 to Close Couples - $5.00 Single Women -No Cover Single Men Par ty Downstairs Optional af ter hours par ty $40.00 Couples Only!

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1976 CORVETTE STINGRAY, red, t-tops, luggage rack, great condition, new tires, $8500 803-641-8171 (280/905) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1985 HONDA PRELUDE, grey, sunroof, auto, air, good tires, good condition $1995 706-738-2832 (193/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1985 MAZDA GLC, 5spd, am/fm, cass, blue/grey 30 mpg, runs, $700 706-8636896 (440/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1985 PONTIAC GRAND Prix, body in GC, engine needs rebuilding $500 706-792-0374 (106/919)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1986 BCW CONV, (1952 MG/TD replica classic) beige, 4cyl, 4spd Chevy Chevette chassis/drive train $7000 firm 706-736-3393 (441/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1988 BMW 735I, 4dr, sunroof, auto, CD, A/C, clean, no damage, 186K, white/beige $4800 706-868-7526 (83/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 HONDA ACCORD EX, 5spd, $1250, runs good ask for Rachael 706-836-1432 (113/919)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 LINCOLN TOWN Car, body perfect, engine good, one owner, auto, $3500 OBO 706-738-0114 (195/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 CHEVY CAMARO RS, loaded $3500 706-231-4204 (196/912)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 HONDA ACCORD, 2dr, 5spd, 4cyl, CD, cold AC, runs well 706-231-2280 (111/919) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA, white, 5spd, good condition, $2195 706-650-8550 or 706564-1157 (197/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 TOYOTA CRESSIDA, 6 cyl, auto, 180K, cruise, mr, all power, alloy rims, XC $3500 OBO 706-863-2928 (88/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 ACURA LEGEND, 4dr, sunroof, CD, AC, am/fm, champagne, GC, well maint., MSTA, $6000 OBO 706-8632738 (436/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

1991 VOLVO 240 A/C, cruise, PW, PB, PL, am/fm/cass, sunroof $3500 OBO 912-8294556 or 912-829-3226

the power of dreams

(199/912)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 DODGE SHADOW, convertible, teal, 5spd, cold A/C, top in GC, looks and runs great $2995 706-284-2901 (87/912)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 FORD MUSTANG, convertible, white/navy top and interior, new tires, top and paint, sharp car $4500 OBO 803-648-3718 (85/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 MAZDA PROTÉGÉ, 5spd, red/grey, A/C, sunroof, CD, $1900 OBO, 706-8685444 (202/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 MERCEDES 190E, slate blue, taken care of $6990 Auto Liquidators 706-560-0667 (374/829)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 ACURA LEGEND local trade in $4990. Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (319/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 FORD PROBE, 5spd, black, p/w, p/l, $2000 706737-6754 (107/919) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 HONDA ACCORD, SE, leather, AC, auto, fog lights, SR, ABS, 1 owner, CD, Bose spkrs, $7995, 706-863-3441 (429/103)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM, cold air, XC, great for back to school $2800 OBO 706-7366644 (349/919) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM, burgundy, one owner car, very neat $3100 706-863-7383 (105/919)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 ACURA INTEGRA, LS, 4dr, auto, very clean $8995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-7332210 (354/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 ACURA LEGEND, all pwr, sunroof, leather, new tires, Bose radio w/tape player, V6, x-clean, black $11,995, 706597-7075 (442/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 BUICK REGAL grand sport, one owner, black/silver, power everything, plus factory CD and sunroof 92K $6500 803-648-3718 (86/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CHRYSLER LHS, 3.5, V6, auto, AC, power everything, maroon/gray leather, fm/cd, 101K $4500 706-8545207 (432/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

GERALD JONES

HONDA 2 0 0 3 G O R D O N H I G H W AY • A U G U S TA , G A • 7 0 6 - 7 3 3 - 2 2 1 0 • W W W. G E R A L D J O N E S H O N D A . C O M

1994 FORD TEMPO, 4dr, auto, cold AC, clean, no damage, new CD, white, $2200 OBO, day 706-399-1829 or eve 706-560-2025 (283/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 LEXUS ES, 300, black/tan leather, auto, am/fm, CD, air, SR, 99K, XC, must STB, below book $8900 706793-6046 (344/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 LEXUS SL, 400, gold pkg, fully loaded, 77K, pampered, garaged, XC $17,000 706-863-7021 (433/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 BUICK RIVERA, pwr S/R, leather int., CD, super charger engine, $6500, 803439-0669 (438/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CADILLAC CONCOURS, 32 valve, NavStar, 79K, loaded, wheels, CD, cass, leather, heated seats, new Michelins $7999 803648-7375 (439/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 HONDA ACCORD, EX, V6, local trade $5990. Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (320/829) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

1995 HONDA CIVIC, VX, auto, AC, hatchback, very clean $5995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-733-2210 (351/829) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

1995 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, h.green/brown leather, V8, air, all power options, 4dr, x-clean $6900 706-722-7542 or 706-736-4530 (435/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CHRYSLER LEBARON, conv., auto, 3.0L, runs good, needs a little exterior work, must sell $2800 OBO 706437-1133 (273/905)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 GEO STORM, 5spd, blue/grey, excellent gas mileage & AC, $2000 706855-2288, 706-513-6713, 706-834-2338 (295/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 HONDA ACCORD, LX, 4dr, 63K, run great $6995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-7332210 (356/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 INFINITI Q45T, loaded, silver, $15,000 706-799-7817 (112/919)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 LEXUS LX 450, 4WD, AC, PS, PB, alloy wheels, CD, P/sunroof, x-clean, 90K, $17,500 706-737-6100 (110/919)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD formula, convertible, new tires, new top, tilt, all bells & whistles, white 706-231-4204 (78/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD formula, convertible, red with white top and interior, loaded, 51K original miles, $12,500 706-231-4204 (79/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY, loaded, clean inside and out $6990 Auto Liquidators 706560-0667 (371/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 ACURA TL 2.5 premium, all options, 120K, near perfect, 28 mpg, $11,000 706-863-7021 (208/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 AUDI A-4 black/black, Bose stereo-CD changer, 5spd, sunroof, all power, GC $8995 OBO 803-613-1496 (209/912)

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1997 DODGE INTREPID, V6, 4dr, auto, 80K, one owner, $6000 OBO 706-792-9708

V6, certified, $13,990 Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771

(74/912)

1998 HONDA ACCORD, silver/grey, 4dr, 5spd, A/C, tilt, alloys, CD, highway miles.

Looks/runs like new. Must sell! $9500 706-210-1850 (12/912) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 FORD ESCORT, 54K, 4dr, auto, $6995, Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (403/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 HONDA ACCORD, SE, auto, loaded $10,995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-733-2210 (357/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 SATURN SL1, super clean, 5spd, extra low miles, $6490 Auto Liquidators 706560-0667 (370/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 SATURN SL1 black, 5spd, 56K, 4dr, dual airbags, ABS, CD/fm, w/4 speakers, XC, smells new, $5500 706564-3735 (212/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA Local trade, $6,990 Honda Cars of Aiken 800-2075771 (96/919) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 ACURA CL 3.0 premium 59K, must sell, excellent condition, $1000 of extra’s $14,500 OBO 706-284-2488 (96/919)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 ACURA LEGEND L, white, very clean, XC, leather seats, Bose Sound, SR, loaded, must sell $9600 OBO 803-270-3145 (213/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 CHEVY PRIZM, auto, cold AC, very economical, affordable $7995 Saturn of Augusta 866-729-9999 (366/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 HONDA ACCORD, EX,

(322/829) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

1998 KIA SEPHIA, 4DR, 48K, auto, AC, cass, $3999, call Mark@ Acura of Augusta 800851-5158 (427/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD, Coupe, red hot, auto, fully loaded, like new, V6, $8999, call Adam@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (419/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA, LE, 4dr, white, cold AC, $8995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-7332210 (352/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 BUICK CENTURY, custom, fully loaded, GC, 79K, $9500 neg. 706-598-0381 (437/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CADILLAC CATERA, sunroof, loaded, special, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-2075771 (327/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, 2 tops, bright red, alloy wheels, extra clean, $28,444 Auto Liquidators 706560-0667 (372/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA, PW, PL, cruise, tilt, $6490 Auto Liquidators 706-5600667 (373/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD, affordable luxury,

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*Plus tax, tag & fees. +Credit approval required. 0% APR on new cars excludes VUE & Special Edition S-Series. **48 mo. lease. $2,000 due at delivery includes tax, first payment & fees. Credit approval required.

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$11,650

99 BLACK TAURUS WAGON

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B8695

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$10,850

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B8731

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$10,990

$14,300

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$10,380 28176B

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B8675

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✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

on the odometer, whichever comes first (includes parts and labor) ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE Flat tire change, battery jump starts, towing assistance up to $100, travel expense reimbursement up to $500 for up to three days and destination assistance covers taxi, shuttle or rental car expense up to $75.

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Gerald Jones Select 48 $13,650 706-733-1035 (390/829) M E T R O S P I R I T A U G 2 9 2 0 0 2

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CHRYLSER SEBRING Coupe, $16,900 Gerald Jones Select 706-733-1035 (391/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD MUSTANG, black, V6, PW/L, #361, $13,990 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (416/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD MUSTANG, new tires, leather, spoiler, wheels, mach audio, conv, $14,350 #B8771 Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (406/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD TAURUS, wagon, black, 29K, alloys, certified, $10,850 #B8675 Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (407/829)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD TAURUS, red, low miles, PS, $10,380 #28176B Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (408/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ACCORD, black, rear spoiler, wood grain, CD, power pack, $14,990 Budget Car Sales, ask for Tim 706-228-5227 (375/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX, white/tan, alloy wheels, CD, sunroof, all power, XC, nonsmoker, clean, 1 owner, 43K, $14,999 706-825-3080 (108/919)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA CIVIC best seller, low miles, great value $12,295 Saturn of Augusta 866-729-9999 (367/829)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MAZDA 626, gold, tan leather, power roof, low miles $11,995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-733-2210 (355/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MERCURY GRAND, Marquis, LS, 30K, leather, dual PS, $14,995 #B8695 Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (409/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MERCURY MYSTIQUE, silver, all power, tinted, windows, spoiler, 21 K $10,873 Budget Car Sales, ask for Tony 706-228-5227 (376/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MERCURY SABLE LS, green, leather, roof, alloys, certified $11,650, #B8730 Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (400/829)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MERCURY SABLE, tan, 24-valve engine, presidential pkg, all power 29K, alloys $10,990, #B8674 Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (401/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MERCURY SABLE, 42K, leather, CD, roof, climate control, low payments Budget Car Sales, ask for Tony 706228-5227 (377/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 NISSAN SENTRA, GXE, 4dr, auto, fully loaded $8995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-7332210 (359/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 SATURN SW2, local trade, 24K, $9990, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (329/829)

cruise, all power, adult owned, $16,000 firm call anytime.706650-1971 (215/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 VW JETTA 43K, excellent condition, new tires, cruise, A/C, PS, PW, security sys., one owner, $13,000 706-799-0544 (71/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 SATURN SL1, 1 owner, 4dr, like new, AC, cass, $6999 call Lloyd@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (426/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 CHEVY CAMARO convertible, pewter w/black $16,967 Saturn of Augusta 866-729-9999 (364/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & Country,4dr, rear air, low miles, $17,900 Saturn of Augusta

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 BUICK PARK Ave, low miles, one owner $18,990.

Honda Cars of Aiken, 800207-5771 (326/829) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

2000 FORD CONTOUR, 30K, $9390, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (323/829) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

2000 HONDA CIVIC EX, auto, low miles, $13,190 Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (328/829) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

2000 HONDA PRELUDE auto, coupe, peach/white, alloys sunroof, clean, $17,400 Gerald Jones Select 706-7331035 (392/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MUSTANG GT Coupe, XC, 27K, 5spd, am/fm/cass/CD, leather seats,

HONDA CARS OF AIKEN

/// ANDY JONES MAZDA ISUZU

Honda Clearance Event Every 2002 Honda must go!

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY Automatic, 29K Miles All Power, Nice Car

$11,990

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HONDA ACCORD

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Drawing on 9/2/02 at 12 noon!

2002 Civic LX

2002 Accord LX 4 Dr Equipment: Air, power windows & locks, AM/FM with CD, 6 speaker sound system, cruise control, child safety anchors & tethers, fold down center arm rest, trunk pass through with lock, cup holders (front & rear), center console arm rest with storage, sunglasses holder, locking glovebox, micron air filtration system, remote trunk release, intermittent windshield wipers, rear window defroster with timer, illuminated dual vanity mirrors, map lights, floor mats, power rear view mirrors, 4 wheel double wishbone suspension, Michelin tires and more!

Stop by and register to win a

Equipment: Air Conditioning, power windows, mirrors and locks, cruise control, AM/FM cassette w/ 4 speaker sound system, digital clock, map lights, 115 hp/16 valve engine, rear double wishbone suspension, driver and passenger air bags, split fold down rear back seat with lock, cup holders, tilt steering wheel, driver and passenger vanity mirrors, theft deterrent system, integrated rear window antenna, and more!

2 Doors or 4 Doors

4.75 % 60 Mo nths **

Model #EM2152PW or #ES1552PW *

$13,888

Model #CG5542PW

$850 Automatic

Now Only $16,490

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Nobody Outsells Honda Cars of Aiken

31K Miles, One Owner

$8,995

1999 Honda Odyssey EX

One Owner........................$17,995

1994 Mercedes 420 SEL

SUPER STORE

2000 Buick Park Avenue

1999 Ford Expedition 4X4

1995 Honda Accord EX V-6..$5,990 2000 Honda Civic EX Coupe Certified...............Special Savings

2001 Ford Ranger XLT

LARGE SELECTION OF USED CARS & TRUCKS, ALL MAKES AND MODELS

USED CAR

Super Cab ......................... $13,543 75,900 Miles, Clean!.......SPECIAL One Owner Car.................$18,179

2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette

Premiere............................$17.856

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK! EDITION $22,855 EDDIE BAUER

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1999 Honda Civic

Certified.............................$12,281

1998 Honda Accord

Sunroof................................$9,972

1998 Honda Odyssey$12,819 2000 Buick LeSabre .. $16,849 1999 Ford Explorer ....$13,731 2001 Acura 3.2 TL.......$23,670 2000 Ford Expedition

Eddie Bauer, 2 to Choose From . $22,889

2001 Honda Civic EX

Certified, Low Miles..........$15,287

THE ONLY DEAL WE CAN’T BEAT IS ONE WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT!

Visit us in North Augusta at the top of the rise on the Aiken-Augusta Highway

ANDY JONES MAZDA ISUZU 803.202.0002

1-800-207-5771 Honda Cars of Aiken

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550 Jefferson Davis Highway Aiken, SC

Visit our website www.csrahonda.com

*Must choose from in stock units in dealer’s inventory. Glamour color additional $400. Automatic additional $850. All prices plus tax, tag & fees & include any applicable incentives. Dealer installed accessories may vary on units. **$0 Down: With approved Credit. Contest Rules: Used Honda to be given away at 12 noon on Sept. 2, 2002. No purchase necessary to win. Must be 18 years of age or older. Must be present to win.

866-729-9999 (361/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 DODGE NEON, low miles, $9990, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (330/829)

706-799-9324 (277/905) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

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1988 FORD BRONCO II, 5spd, cold air, new battery, new tires, fog lights, running boards, Bronco tire cover low miles, $2500 OBO 706-7366644 (348/919) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 FORD BRONCO II new motor, VGC, $3000 OBO 803827-2824 (218/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4dr, 2wd, white, x-clean, air, runs good, $3300 706-722-7542 or 706-736-4530 (434/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 FORD EXPLORER, Eddie Bauer Edition, green/tan, low miles, new tires, XC, hitch, running boards, one owner $8500 706-651-9859 (318/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 FORD BRONCO XLT 5.8 engine, fully loaded, new tires & new paint, d. green 706-285-2880 (219/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 FORD EXPLORER Sport, V-6, auto, all power, dual A/C, tilt, cruise, m/r, am/fm, cass/CD, d. green $8995 706-860-0860 (76/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 ISUZU RODEO, V6, 5spd, 52K, towing hitch, PL/W, silver/grey, XC, must see $9100 803-663-9781 (445/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 ISUZU TROOPER, 6 CD changer, 4X4, 3.5 liter, running boards, #377, $16,990 Andy Jones Mazda 803-2799143 (417/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 ISUZU TROOPER, Ltd., fully loaded, power everything, 4WD, great cond. 89K $10,500 706-284-7883 (274/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CHEVY BLAZER, low miles, 4X4, special, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771

2001 FORD MUSTANG, red, CD, PW, PS, V6, sporty, low miles, Budget Car Sales, ask for Carla 706-228-5227 (378/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 KIA SPECTRA, 10K, $8990, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (324/829)

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2001 MAZDA 626, LX, 4dr, auto, power pkg, low miles $13,200 Gerald Jones Select 706-733-1035 (397/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT, DE, loaded w/all options, several to choose from #1358, $10,999 call Bob@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (422/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO gold, auto, CD, PW/L, V6, #385, $9990 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (411/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 PONTIAC FIREBIRD, V6, t-tops, auto, low miles, chrome wheels, $16,380 Gerald Jones Select 706-7331035 (393/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 SATURN L200 low miles, program cars, 6 to choose, all colors $12,900 Saturn of Augusta 866-7299999 (368/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 SUZUKI ESTEEM, Wagon, auto, full power, low miles, great gas mileage, $12,990 Budget Car Sales, ask for Tim 706-228-5227 (379/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY, LE, white/neutral, 30K, loaded, $12,999 call Cardell@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (423/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 DODGE INTREPID, 25K, V6, anti theft #299, $15,990 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (414/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 FORD MUSTANG, CD, power everything, clean, economical, Budget Car Sales, ask for Pic 706-228-5227 (380/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 KIA SPECTRA, 3K, payments as low as $210 mthly w/approved credit, Budget Car Sales, ask for Tim 706-2285227 (381/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, LE, 27K, auto, loaded with power, CD & more $16,999 call Dwayne@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (424/829)

Motorcycles 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON Sportster, XLH, low miles, one owner, pearl white with all the chrome $7997 Saturn of Augusta 866-729-9999 (362/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 SUZUKI DRZ400E, brand new, showroom quality, no time to ride, will deliver, new $5300, asking $3800 firm

SUVs

(325/829)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD EXPEDITION Eddie Bauer, 32K, new tires, white/tan leather, Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (402/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, XLT, black, V8, CD, cass, PS, PW, running boards, must see $19,999 Budget Car Sales, ask for Carla 706-228-5227 (382/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD EXPLORER, XLT, all colors, all options, 13 to choose from starting $15,825 Budget Car Sales, ask for Tony 706-228-5227 (383/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD EXPLORER, XLT, alloys, power pkg, low miles $13,940 Gerald Jones Select 706-733-1035 (398/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA CRV, certified, $15,990, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (333/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA CRV, nonsmoker, green, XC, 36K $14,900, 803-279-6287 (444/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4X4, auto, full power, needs a home $13,990 Budget Car Sales,

ask for Tim 706-228-5227 (384/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 JEEP WRANGLER, Sahara, V6, auto, AC, alloys, new tires $15,600 Gerald Jones Select 706-733-1035 (399/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER XE, silver, auto, air cond, sliding rear window, bedliner $10,900 OBO 706-736-0317 (109/919) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA platinum edition, one owner, off lease, low miles, $14,687 Saturn of Augusta 866-729-9999 (365/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, Eddie Bauer, beautiful SUV’s, 2 avail, $24,990. Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (332/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, Sport, silver, leather, alloys, CD, PS, V6, #2502A, $18,990 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (412/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD ESCAPE, 13K, CD, all power, roof rack $16,250 {stk#B8731} Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (404/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD EXPEDITION XLT, leather, alloys, low miles $22,710 Gerald Jones Select 706-733-1035 (394/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD EXPLORER, Sport Trac, black, CD, sunroof, sport wheels 33K, Budget Car Sales, ask for Pic 706-2285227 (385/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD SPORT Trac silver, all options, better than new, 1200 miles w/many added accessories $24,900 706-868-9519 (221/915) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA Fe, silver, leather, auto, PS, PL, PW, cruise, V6, alloys, CD, fog lights, #2537A, $17,900 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (410/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 ISUZU RODEO, LS, 4X4, 25K, auto, loaded, $15,999 call Alex@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (428/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, Sport, white/gray, loaded w/all power options $14,999 call Roy@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (425/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, silver, auto, loaded, leather, Bose, GPS navigation, DVD entertainment sys. keyless entry, sunroof, 26K $27,500 706-231-1009 (278/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, V6, auto, 2WD, red, PW, PL, cruise, tilt, $18,995 Gerald Jones Honda 706-733-2210 (353/829)

Trucks FORD RANGER Super Cab XLT, flareside, auto, AC, all power, well maint., bed cover, stereo CD/cass $9990 Bobby Jones Ford 706-738-8000 (405/829)

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99 Volvo V-70 T-5 $20,340 Leather, Roof, Alloys, Volvo Certified - 72 month, 100,000K warranty

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Automatic, Power Package, Low Miles, VW Certified 2 year, 24,000 mile factory warranty

94 Volvo 90 Series Wagon $5,750 Roof, Leather, Power Package

99 VW Jetta GLS $14,340 V6, Leather, Roof, Auto, C/D

GERALD JONES SELECT

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5.9% FINANCING AVAILABLE!

1999 and new vehicles, with approved credit, customer paid deferral plan.

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1st payment due October 25, 2002.

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They have allocated $1 million for this sales event!

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00 VW Beetle $15,440

1775 Gordon Highway (next to Gerald Jones Volvo)

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Your car can be your down payment!

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BAD CREDIT! NO PROBLEM! WE FINANCE ON LOT! 1993 Chevy G-20

1999 Nissan Altima GLE

Hiltop Conversion Van, Absolutely Perfect, Low Miles

Sunroof, Leather, Like New!

BOATS

DOMESTIC

1999 Ford Ranger XLT

2002 Stingray 220 LX

Quad Cab, V6, A/T, Alloy Wheels, Cassette, Very Clean $10,980

22 ft., Open Bow, V8, CD, Tandem Trailer, Great Family Boat , 3 year Warranty, New, No Tax, Compare at 28,000

1998 Chevy Cavalier

TRUCKS 1996 Mazda B2300 V6, Cold A/C, Low Miles Like new! $6,990

2001 Ford Ranger Edge Ext. Cab, V6, Cassette, Alloy Wheels, Very Sharp $12,990

1996 Chevy Ext. Cab Z-71 350, Ext. Cab, Auto, Alloy Wheels

$9,290

$6,990

$21,900

Big Discounts For Cash!

IMPORTS

$10,990

4 dr, Auto, A/C, Cassette, Extra Clean! $5,990

1998 Pontiac Bonneville SE Xtra Sharp, Loaded!!

$6,990

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix Pewter, All the Equipment!!

$10,990

1997 Saturn Super clean, 5 sp., Extra low miles

$6,490

1997 Ford Crown Victoria

1996 Toyota Camry

LX, Low Miles, Xtra Clean, PW, PL, Tilt, Cruise, Nice! $8,990

Loaded, Clean In and Out! only $6,990

1997 Ford Thunderbird LX

1999 Chevy CORVETTE

Auto, A/C, Cassette, PW, PL, Tilt, C/C, Perfect! $7,990

Two-tops, bright red, alloy wheels extra clean! $28,444

1997 Pontiac Bonneville SSE

1977 Chevy Fullsize

1993 VW Passat

4x4, Good Hunting Truck

$1,495

4 Door, 5-Speed, V6, Cassette, A/C, Clean! $3,990

VANS

1993 Mercedes 190

1997 Dodge Stratus

1992 Mercedes I90E

Only 75K Miles, Immaculate!

$9,990

4 dr, PW, PL, Tilt, Cruise, Auto, Xtra Clean $5,990

Slate Blue, It's been taken care of!

WE ACCEPT

1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager

40th Anniversary, Has It All, Best Seats for a Bad Back $8,888

1997 Infinity I30

1995 Chevy Monte Carlo

Leather Brown & Tan, Sunroof, Low Miles $11,990

Z-34, Auto, A/C, PW, PL

1996 Plymouth Voyager

1999 Mitsubishi Diamante

1988 Ford Crown Victoria

7 Passenger, Cassette, Sport Wheels, Very Clean $6,780

Sunroof, CD player, Alloys, Very Nice $11,990

Great Transportation

Like new, Loaded

$9,990

AUTO

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1999 Chevy Lumina PW, PL, Cruise, Tilt, A good family car! $6,490

$6,990

$6,390

$1,495

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––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 MAZDA B2600, auto, tint windows, air, x-cab, burgundy, clean, $4100, 706-5977075 (443/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CHEVY S-10 lowrider, rims, CD, manual transmission, white, brake lights, flowmaster 175K $4500 706-8685110 (222/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 MAZDA B3000 A/C, PS, PB, am/fm, 129K, green/beige, immaculate cond., 803-557-4974 or 803642-6976 (223/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 FORD F150, 4X4, LXT, chrome tailgate & brush guards, new motor, loaded with too many extras, XC $11,000 803-502-0923 (272/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 DODGE DAKOTA V6, auto, AC, alloys $7200 Gerald Jones Select 706-733-1035 (396/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 DODGE DAKOTA, Sport, 4X4, V8, x-cab, chrome tool box, premium sound, power everything, red, Budget Car Sales, ask for Pic 706-228-5227 (386/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD 150, Lariat, leather int., PW, PS, low miles $21,900 Budget Car Sales, ask for Carla 706-228-5227 (387/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 DODGE RAM, 1500, V8, black, x-cab, torque pkg, big wheels (266/75r 16) #376, $15,990 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (418/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD RANGER, 4X4, V6, x-cab, all power, step-side, $15,900 Saturn of Augusta 866-729-9999 (360/829)

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 GMC 1500, SLT, leather, heated seats, loaded, drop hitch, CD, step side, king cab, pewter, 23K, $22,990 Budget Car Sales, ask for Tim 706228-5227 (388/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 GMC SIERRA x-cab, 5.3 liter, big V8, auto, 3dr, $18,634 Saturn of Augusta 866-729-9999 (369/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MAZDA B2500, SE, short-bed, black/grey, 4cyl, auto, AC, CD, 20K, $12,000 neg. 803-279-8960 (431/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA, SST, metallic green, 15K, auto, bedliner, bedrails, alloys, RWL tires, AC, window shields, $12,500 706-868-7287 (278/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 DODGE RAM, 1500 Laramie SLT, V8 magnum, xcab, alloys, #7089 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (413/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 MAZDA B3000 4X4, xcab, 6 cyl, auto, power package, alloys, 12K $15,900 Saturn of Augusta 866-7299999 (363/829)

Vans

––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 FORD AEROSTAR cargo XLT, 96K, new 134 air, auto, cruise, PS, PB, cage, $3100 706-738-4270 (282/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 DODGE CARAVAN, emerald green, auto, A/C, 120K miles, very nice, $3800 706-790-7356 or 706-3995110 (217/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, EX, loaded, 1 owner, $17,999 call Kyle@ Acura of Augusta 800851-5158 (421/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER Estate, leather, captains chairs, THE package $15,233 Gerald Jones Select 706-733-1035 (395/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, runs great, one owner, $8895 Gerald Jones Honda 706-7332210 (358/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD E350, 15 pass van, 43K, loaded, dual AC, $15,999 call Roger@ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (420/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY, EX, w/nav., certified, $23,990 Honda Cars of Aiken 800-2075771 (331/829) –––––––––––––––––––––––––

FORD HIGH TOP, Ltd, leather, TV, garage kept, must see, $19490 Budget Car Sales, ask for Tim 706-228-5227 (389/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1985 FORD HI-TOP conversion van, 351 w 100K, trans, 12K, CD, color TV, good tires, new ft brakes, AC compressor 5yrs old, $1300 neg. 706-7934440 (281/905)

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, 7 passenger, cruise, wood grain, rear air, #374, $16,990 Andy Jones Mazda 803-279-9143 (415/829) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX, gold, fully loaded, only 14K Gerald Jones Honda 706-7332210 (350/829)

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